Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1815-FR 2 pfennig

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Künker sale 354, lot 5567

This specimen was lot 5567 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €420 (about US$585 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1806-1815. Silberabschlag von den Stempeln des Ku.-2 Pfennigs 1815, FR. RR Winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 72, Osnabrück 2002, Nr. 3390. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Frederick William, 1806-15, off-metal strike in silver of a copper two pfennig of 1815. Scratches, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1814-15 and has a low catalog value. A variety exists for 1815 (KM 1064) without the initials "F·R·" on the obverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 4.44 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1056, AKS 16 Anm.; J. 206 a Anm.

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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