Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1755-IBH 24 mariengroschen
This specimen was lot 73527 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1755-IBH. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl I. PCGS AU-58. A lovely example of the type with argent surfaces and toning in hints of cobalt, gold, emerald, and sable in the protected areas of the peripheries. Well-struck with only a bit of shadow on the reverse opposite the Wild Man figure. Attractive and desirable. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." 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. Mintmaster IBH (Johann Benjamin Hecht) appears 1739-62.
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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