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This specimen was lot 30199 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $810. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick]]. Taler, 1742-IBH. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl I. PCGS AU-58. Though a few minor planchet flaws are noted on the wildman side, this delightfully original specimen is free from issue, with just a hint of gentle handling preventing a Mint State designation. The color is mostly an attractive gunmetal gray, with an even deeper nature upon the coat-of-arms side. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This is another in the long series of "wild man" thalers struck in Brunswick-Luneburg and Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This one is recorded for 1735-63 and 1775 and is somewhat scarce. Another thaler, Dav-2147, featuring a leaping stallion, was also struck in 1742.
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This specimen was lot 30199 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $810. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick]]. Taler, 1742-IBH. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl I. PCGS AU-58. Though a few minor planchet flaws are noted on the wildman side, this delightfully original specimen is free from issue, with just a hint of gentle handling preventing a Mint State designation. The color is mostly an attractive gunmetal gray, with an even deeper nature upon the coat-of-arms side. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This is another in the long series of "wild man" thalers struck in Brunswick-Luneburg and Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This one is recorded for 1735-63 and 1775 and is somewhat scarce. Another thaler, Dav-2147, featuring a leaping stallion, was also struck in 1742.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:38, 16 September 2025

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 30199
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This specimen was lot 30199 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $810. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1742-IBH. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl I. PCGS AU-58. Though a few minor planchet flaws are noted on the wildman side, this delightfully original specimen is free from issue, with just a hint of gentle handling preventing a Mint State designation. The color is mostly an attractive gunmetal gray, with an even deeper nature upon the coat-of-arms side. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This is another in the long series of "wild man" thalers struck in Brunswick-Luneburg and Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This one is recorded for 1735-63 and 1775 and is somewhat scarce. Another thaler, Dav-2147, featuring a leaping stallion, was also struck in 1742.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-883; Welter-2719, Dav-2145.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • 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 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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