View source for Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1815-FR 1/24 thaler

[[Image:Br-Wolfenbuttel SB520-70152o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70152]]
[[Image:Br-Wolfenbuttel SB520-70152r.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 70152 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2020), where it sold for $100. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]]. 1/24 Taler, 1815-FR. Brunswick Mint. Fredrich Wilhelm. NGC MS-63. An alluringly toned and choice piece, this shimmering example presents exceptional golden highlights on the reverse." The SCWC states that this type of 1814-15 was worth one groschen, which is true if one speaks of a ''gute groschen'' or a ''mariengroschen''. The regular groschen was 1/30 thaler. This type accompanied a 1/12 thaler (KM 1051) and a 1/6 thaler (KM 1052).

''Specification:'' 1.94 g, 0.375 fine silver.

''Recorded mintage:'' 66,000.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-1061; J-208. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The May 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1806-MC 1/24 thaler|1806 1/24 thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1813-MC 1/6 thaler|1813-MC 1/6 thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1814-FR 24 mariengroschen|1814-FR 24 mariengroschen]] = 7/9 thaler
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1815-FR 2 pfennig|1815-FR 2 pfennig]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1815-FR 24 mariengroschen KM-1060|1815-FR 24 mariengroschen]] = 7/9 thaler
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1816-FR 24 mariengroschen|1816-FR 24 mariengroschen]] = 7/9 thaler
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1818-FR 2-1/2 thaler Fr-734|1818-FR 2½ thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1820-MC 1/24 thaler|1820-MC 1/24 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1815]]

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