Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1752-IBH thaler Dav-2167

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Künker sale 386, lot 5077

This specimen was lot 5077 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,938 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Karl I. 1735-1780. Reichstaler 1752, Zellerfeld. Ausbeute der Grube Herzog Friedrich August Bleyfeld. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich +. (duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Charles I, 1735-80, thaler of 1752, Zellerfeld mint, for the Bleifeld mine. Handsome patina, choice extremely fine.)"

This thaler honoring the Bleifeld mine was one of seven issued by the duke in 1752. This design was also used in 1750.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29,10 g.

Catalog reference: KM 942, Dav-2167; Müseler 10.3/57; Welter 2725; Kluge (Slg. Preussag) 62.3.

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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