Reuss-Lobenstein 1759-ICE 2 groschen
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This specimen was lot 41537 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Reuss-Lobenstein. 2 Groschen, 1759-ICE. Heinrich II. PCGS MS-66." The Reuss-Lobenstein line was founded in 1635 and lapsed in 1824, when it was merged with Reuss-Ebersdorf. This commemorative, unusual in being so small a denomination, is scarce. no thalers or gold were issued for this state in the eighteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-5; Schmidt-575.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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