Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1716-HH 1/4 thaler

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55522

This specimen was lot 55522 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 1/4 Taler, 1716-HH. Zellerfeld Mint. August Wilhelm. Very Fine Details -- Scratched. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Ex. Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger Auction 343, Lot 1496." This type was struck 1715-21 and is not common. Mintmaster HH appears 1711-19.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-748; Welter-2391.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
• ^[1]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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