Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1678 24 mariengroschen
The first specimen was lot 73234 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen, 1678. Zellerfeld Mint. Rudolph August. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, AU Details. The noted environmental damage has caused some darkening near the edges, but this specimen otherwise offers some pleasing toning and is without much in the way of handling. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." The second specimen was lot 55484 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[2] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen, 1678. Zellerfeld Mint. Rudolph August. About Uncirculated Details -- Environmental Damage, Cleaned. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Includes ticket from Kuenker." This issue of 1677-85 was the third 24 mariengroschen for this state. Equal to two-thirds thaler, it was struck steadily until 1834. No mintmaster appears on this coin. The wild man is the most common design but a few were issued with the leaping stallion reverse (KM 586, 615, 868, 895, 1012, 1033).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-529; Welter-1844.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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