Watch List notes:

GERMANY, Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Calenburg (Herzogtum). Ernst August I. 1679-1698. AR 2 Taler (64mm, 12h). Zellerfeld mint; Rudolf Bornemann, mintmaster. Dated 1680 RB. Draped and cuirassed bust right; 2 stamped below / Ship under sail right, rocky outcropping to right, palm tree and wheel on shore; above, radiant sun flanked by clouds, with hand emerging from left cloud, holding ribbon attached to wheel on shore. Welter 1920; Davenport 233; KM A269. In NGC encapsulation, 3748184-002, graded AU 53. Toned.


From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.