Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1785-MC pfenning

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2511

This specimen was lot 2511 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $115. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBÜTTEL: Karl II Wilhelm Ferdinand, 1780-1806, AE pfennig, 1785, a wonderful example, PCGS graded MS64 BN." This type was struck for the duke 1780-1806 and is common. It shows the old spelling of "pfenning" instead of the modern "pfennig". Another pfenning exists with a wild man reverse (KM 996).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.16 g, copper, 19.5-20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-995, Welter-2933.

Source:

• 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

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• 1785-CES 24 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• 1795-MC pfenning, struck in silver
• Coins and currency dated 1785