Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1786-C 24 mariengroschen KM-1022
The first specimen was lot 55548 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen, 1786-C. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand. Extremely Fine. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." The second specimen was lot 74524 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[2] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1786-C. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand. PCGS AU-58. Significant brilliance shimmers across the surfaces of this wonderful Choice AU example. This silvery luster is accompanied by accents of amber and olive patina that are most prominent on the reverse. An attractive and impressively preserved piece that would augment a specialist's set of a more general collection of German States issues. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This is one of three different gulden struck in 1786: KM 1011 (value/wildman, struck 1781-86, fairly common), KM 1021 (plain arms, struck 1784 and 1786, somewhat scarce) and KM 1022 (date below value, struck 1784-89, fairly common). By this time, the gulden had slipped from two-thirds to half a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-1022; Welter-2908.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
- [2]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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