Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1770-E IDB 2-1/2 thaler Fr-715
This specimen was lot 5204 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,784 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Karl I. 1735-1780. 2 1/2 Taler 1770, Braunschweig. GOLD. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 332, Frankfurt/Main 1991, Nr. 1192. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Charles I, 1735-80, 2½ thaler of 1770, Brunswick mint. Very scarce date, extremely fine.)"
This type is listed for 1742-75 but is rare despite the long run of production. The duke also struck five (Fr-714) and ten thaler (Fr-713) gold pieces.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.32 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 3.30 g.
Catalog reference: KM 913, Fr-715; Welter Nachtrag 2698.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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