Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1721-C thaler Dav-2126

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 41290

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 41438

The first specimen was lot 41290 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $480. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1721-C. Zellerfeld Mint. August Wilhelm. PCGS AU-55. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." The second specimen was lot 41438 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $576. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1721-C. Zellerfeld Mint. August Wilhelm. NGC AU-58. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck 1716-30 and is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2126; KM-739; Welter-2376.

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 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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