Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1789-MC 16 gute groschen
This specimen was part of lot 5092 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), which sold for €360 (about US$465 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, 1780-1806. 16 Gute Groschen 1783, 1784, 1789, Braunschweig. Dazu: Karl II. 1815-1830. Selbständige Regierung, 1823-1830. 24 Mariengroschen 1828 CvC. AKS 55; Welter 2911 (3x). 4 Stück., Sehr schön-vorzüglich und besser. (duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Charles William Ferdinand, 1780-1806, sixteen good groschen of 1783, 1784, 1789, Brunswick mint. Included are three 23 mariengroschen of 1828. Four (sic) pieces, very fine and better.)"
This type was struck 1784-1805 and is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 1020.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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