Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1801-MC 1/6 thaler

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 35462

This specimen was lot 35462 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. 1/6 Taler, 1801-MC. Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand. NGC MS-64." This denomination was introduced in 1693 and most types featured the leaping stallion of Hannover. Both Karl I and his successor Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand struck this denomination. This type was struck for the duke 1780-1804 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1001.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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