The Brunswick Horse

JCMhouston · January 22, 2015 1:51PM

I just love these Brunswick Wolfenbuttel horses, just picked this one up in the Heritage weekly sale tonight.

1825 1/12 Taler, PCGS 66

Zohar · January 22, 2015 2:11PM

Like!

coinkat · January 22, 2015 7:51PM

exceptional coin- congrats

harasha · January 22, 2015 7:59PM

Well, most of you should know my opinion. The one issue that I have is that some renditions are almost crude in their execution. I had been thinking of purchasing a very impressive coin, but I really did not like its steed. Purchased something else, instead.

brg5658 · January 23, 2015 1:52AM

JCM, I'm glad it went to someone on the forums. Congrats.

I was watching the coin, and almost put in a last minute bid, but in the end I didn't care for the toning all that much, and I think MS66 is a bit generous (IMO)...but I also don't think $176 that it went for was really MS66 money...so I think you did well.

Cheers.

JCMhouston · January 23, 2015 2:17AM

brg, I'm pretty sure no one was bidding 66 money for it, particularly not me. I think it would be a nice 64-65 just based on the images, but we'll see once it arrives.

brg5658 · January 23, 2015 2:19AM

<< <i>brg, I'm pretty sure no one was bidding 66 money for it, particularly not me. I think it would be a nice 64-65 just based on the images, but we'll see once it arrives. >>

I wasn't being critical, I was just saying -- it's super hard to get an MS66 grade on a coin like this from that era, so it shocked me to see the grade PCGS assigned it. I'd agree with an MS64ish grade, but in world coins I pretty much take NGC and PCGS grades with a grain of salt.

Zohar · January 23, 2015 2:40AM

That's a good price point for the coin.

I bought this one which is conditionally very scarce at pretty much full price. These always come worn.

Maria Theresia Taler 1766 , DAV-1148, KM-16. Gunzburg mint in Burgau. Burgau, located near Ulm in Germany, belonged to the Holy Roman Empire during the 18th century. It later passed to Bavaria. PCGS MS-64.

coinkat · January 23, 2015 8:10AM

JCMHouston-

I think you will be surprised with this one. I think the skin carried the grade and it likely is worthy of a 66

TomB · January 23, 2015 8:45AM

That Brunswick Horse looks like it has beautiful skin.

zompels · January 23, 2015 7:26PM

Both coins are very pretty ..........The Brunswick Wolfenbuttel horse has nice design and the Taler i assume is frosty white with lustrous . Congrats

nicholasz219 · January 23, 2015 8:00PM

Nice coin. I can't speak to the grade because I would just be guessing. But a beautiful coin regardless of 64 or 66.

marcmoish · January 24, 2015 12:31PM

think you will be surprised with this one. I think the skin carried the grade and it likely is worthy of a 66

I agree - on this one - take a closer look at HA - I guess you'll await its arrival but that first glance 64ish in hand, might actually be as graded.

Hey Z that's a nice a really neat newp - I like it!!

The Brunswick Horse

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