Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1730-EPH thaler Dav-2126

Stack's Bowers November 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73513

This specimen was lot 73513 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1730-EPH. Zellerfeld Mint. August Wilhelm. PCGS AU-53. This lovely specimen exhibits lustrous blue steel surfaces with pleasingly generous splashes of champagne. Well struck with clear devices. Attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Includes ticket from Kuenker." This type was struck for August Wilhelm 1714-30 and is rather scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2126; KM-739; Welter-2376.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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