Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1859 groschen

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2512

This specimen was lot 2512 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $132. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBÜTTEL: Wilhelm, 1831-1884, AR groschen, 1859, Hanoverian horse galloping left, a superb lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS65." This type was struck 1857-60 and has a low catalog value.

Recorded mintage: 594,467.

Specification: 2.19 g, 0.220 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1150, J-256, AKS-86.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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