Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1745-IBH 24 mariengroschen
This specimen was lot 73525 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1745-IBH. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl I. PCGS AU-50. This example exhibits dove gray surfaces augmented by thin layers of cobalt and plum. Evenly struck, though somewhat softly in the center of both sides, with only light wear. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Ex. Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger Auction 312, Lot 2471 (with ticket)." This type was struck 1735-80 and is common. Twenty-four mariengroschen started out as two-thirds of a thaler but had slipped to half a thaler by the end of Karl's reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-362; KM-870; Welter-2735.
- 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., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [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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