Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1715-HH 6 mariengroschen

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Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 41294
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This specimen was lot 41294 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 6 Mariengroschen, 1715-HH. Zellerfeld Mint. August Wilhelm. PCGS AU-53. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1714-15 and is fairly common. Another six mariengroschen (KM 753) has a "6" added to mark the denomination. Six mariengroschen made one sixth of a thaler or one quarter gulden.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-729; Welter-2395.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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