Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1747-IBH thaler Dav-2163

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Künker sale 386, lot 5072

This specimen was lot 5072 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,585 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Karl I. 1735-1780. Reichstaler 1747, Zellerfeld. Ausbeute der Grube Güte des Herrn. Feine Patina, vorzüglich +. (duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Charles I, 1735-80, "Goodness of the Lord" mining thaler of 1747, Zellerfeld mint. Fine patina, choice extremely fine.)"

This thaler was struck 1743, 1745 and 1747-48 to honor the "Goodness of the Lord" mine. All dates are expensive tho none are rare. A similar thaler, honoring the same mine, is known from the German state of Hannover (Dav-2100).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29,27 g.

Catalog reference: KM 920, Dav-2163; Müseler 10.3/41; Welter 2724; Kluge (Slg. Preussag) 52.3.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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