Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1786-C 4 mariengroschen

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Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73271
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This specimen was lot 73271 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 4 Mariengroschen, 1786-C. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand. PCGS AU-58. On the cusp of Mint State status, this wonderfully colored minor sports a melange of iridescence that forms a ring quite majestically upon each side. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1781-86 and is common. This denomination was originally one ninth thaler but sank to one twelfth thaler with the adoption of the convention thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1007; Welter-2916.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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