Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1828-CvC 5 thaler Fr-739

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Sincona sale 43, lot 3183

This specimen was lot 3183 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Herzogtum, Karl II. 1815-1830 5 Taler 1828. Braunschweig Selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. PCGS XF40. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Charles II, 1815-30, five thaler of 1828, Brunswick mint. Rare, Very fine-extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1824-30 and was equal to a Prussian freidrichs d'or but is much scarcer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.65 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 1110, Divo/S. 58. Schl. 198. Fr-739.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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