Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1748-EK 1/4 thaler

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Künker sale 386, lot 5074

This specimen was lot 5074 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €340 (about US$439 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Karl I. 1735-1780. 1/4 Albertustaler 1748, Braunschweig. Min. justiert, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 206, Osnabrück 2012, Nr. 4810. (duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Charles I, 1735-80, quarter 'Albertus' thaler of 1748, Brunswick mint. Minor adjustment marks, extremely fine.)"

The quarter 'Albertus' thaler was struck 1748 only, to a different weight standard than that of the convention thaler (28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver). It was not a success.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 6.94 g.

Catalog reference: KM 935, Welter 2748.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]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.

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