Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1751-IBH 24 mariengroschen
This specimen was lot 74496 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1751-IBH. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl I. PCGS AU-58. This specimen, despite some slight softness in strike at the Wild Man's waist (and the corresponding location on the reverse) offers otherwise strong detail, lovely argent surfaces, and luster in the peripheral protected areas. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck throughout Karl's long reign and is common. Twenty-four mariengroschen started out as two-thirds of a thaler but had slipped to a half thaler by the end of Karl's reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-362; KM-870; Welter-2735.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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