View source for Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1823-CvC 24 mariengroschen KM-1091

[[Image:K386-05097.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 386, lot 5097]]

This specimen was lot 5097 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €180 (about US$233 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Karl II. 1815-1830. Unter Vormundschaft König Georgs IV. von Großbritannien, 1820-1823. 24 Mariengroschen 1823, CvC. Vorzüglich.'' ([[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel]], Charles, 1815-30, under the regency of George IV of Britain, 1820-23, 24 mariengroschen of 1823. Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1821 and 1823 only and shows George as king of Great Britain rather than Prince Regent. Its silver content was 7/9 of a Prussian or Brunswick thaler (22.27 g, 0.750 fine) or 5/9 of a convention thaler (28.06 g, 0.833 fine) but the SCWC states that it was worth 2/3 of a thaler. This denomination was last struck in 1834.

''Recorded mintage:'' 30,000 (including [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1823-CvC 24 mariengroschen KM-1102|KM 1102]]).

''Specification:'' 13.08 g, 0.993 fine silver, this specimen is 13.01 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 1091, AKS 29; J. 231. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023. 

''Link to:''
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1816-FR 24 mariengroschen|1816-FR 24 mariengroschen, arms obverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1818-FR 24 mariengroschen|1818-FR 24 mariengroschen, arms obverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1820-MC 1/24 thaler|1820-MC 1/24 thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1820-MC 24 mariengroschen|1820-MC 24 mariengroschen]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1823-CvC 24 mariengroschen KM-1102|1823-CvC 24 mariengroschen, Karl II]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1824-CvC 24 mariengroschen KM-1102|1824-CvC 24 mariengroschen]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1823]]

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