Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1832-CvC 24 mariengroschen

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Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73273
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This specimen was lot 73273 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $408. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen, 1832-CvC. Brunswick Mint. Wilhelm VIII. PCGS MS-62. A few light adjustment marks are noted. Otherwise, this nearly-Choice specimen provides ample toning that has taken on an amber-champagne hue throughout. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1832-34. It is scarcer than the preceding gulden (KM 1109) of George IV.

Recorded mintage: 32,000.

Specification: 13.08 g, 0.993 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1124; Welter-3099.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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