Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1754-IBH 24 mariengroschen

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Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73258
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This specimen was lot 73258 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $408. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen, 1754-IBH. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl I. PCGS MS-62. Rather crisp and enticing, this near-Choice minor dazzles with an ample array of brilliant luster and a champagne-hued tone throughout. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This denomination was two-thirds of a thaler or one gulden. This type was struck 1735-80 and is common. Mintmaster IBH appears 1739-62.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-870; cf. Welter-2735.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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