Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1776-LCR 12 mariengroschen
This specimen was lot 73535 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. 12 Mariengroschen (1/3 Taler), 1776-LCR. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl I. PCGS MS-61. This coin exhibits deep gray surfaces infused with subtle lilac to plum hues and some golden russet on the obverse. The reverse coloring dazzles with generous deep cobalt and plum sith some golden russet. This uncirculated example is well-struck and detailed. Very attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1735-80 and is common. Mintmaster LCR appears 1773-78. All of the twelve mariengroschen struck by this duke used the "wild man" design; the "leaping stallion" only appeared on one-third thalers (= half gulden) starting in 1764.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-867; Welter-2742.
- 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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