Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1755-IBH 6 mariengroschen
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This specimen was lot 73537 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 6 Mariengroschen (1/6 Taler), 1755-IBH. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl I. PCGS AU-58. This coin displays lilac gray surfaces with subtle gold and cobalt toning in the peripheries. Though well-struck generally, the Wild Man is softly rendered and leaves some shadow on the reverse. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1735-80 and is common. Mintmaster IBH (Johann Benjamin Hecht) appears 1739-62.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-872; Welter-2752.
- 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.
- [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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