Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1727-EPH 2 mariengroschen KM-779

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 41439

This specimen was lot 41439 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 2 Mariengroschen, 1727. Zellerfeld Mint. August Wilhelm. NGC MS-63. From the Augustana Collection." This type, the smallest denomination struck in good silver, is listed for 1724-30 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.1 g, silver, 17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-779; Welter-2408.

Source:

• 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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