Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1792-MC thaler Dav-2173

Sincona sale 18, lot 1336

This specimen was lot 1336 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Taler 1792. Braunschweig. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, thaler of 1792, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type of 1787-96 is probably the most available thaler from this locale for the eighteenth century. It was also struck in 1801 but that year is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, .833 silver, this specimen 27.79 g.

Catalog reference: Welter 2903; Dav-2173, KM 1030.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

Link to:

• 1765 thaler
• 1790 thaler
• 1792 16 gute groschen
• 1794-MC ducat
• 1794 10 thaler
• 1795-MC pfenning, struck in silver
• 1796-MC "species" thaler
• 1798-MC 8 gute groschen
• Coins and currency dated 1792
• return to coins of German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel