Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1813-MC 1/6 thaler

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Künker sale 354, lot 5563

This specimen was lot 5563 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €280 (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1806-1815. 1/6 Taler 1813, MC. Mit geriffeltem Rand. RR Vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Frederick William, 1806-15, one sixth thaler of 1813, with reeded edge. Very rare, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1813-14. It is considerably more expensive than the prior type (KM 1001) of 1780-1804. It is the last of this denomination from this state.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.20 g, 0.563 fine silver, this specimen 5,73 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1052, AKS 8 (listed with plain edge); J. 204; Welter 2941.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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