Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1781-CES 6 mariengroschen
This specimen was lot 74525 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 6 Mariengroschen (1/6 Taler), 1781-CES. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand. PCGS AU-58. A lovely example with only the merest hints of wear commensurate with the grade. The dove-gray obverse is paired with a flashy reverse offering ample golden and russet highlights on lustrous surfaces. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1781-84 for Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand and is scarce. Six mariengroschen made a quarter gulden, which was originally one sixth of a thaler but had slipped to one ninth thaler by this time. Mintmaster CES appears 1780-85.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-1008; Welter-2917.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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