Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1787-C 24 mariengroschen

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55549
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This specimen was lot 55549 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, 1787-C. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand. About Uncirculated Details -- Cleaned. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This was the only design used on the gulden in 1787. 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.

Source:

  • 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.

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