Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle. Friedrich V 4 Taler 1639-HS AU Details (Obverse Tooled) NGC, Clausthal mint, KM152, Dav-LS130, Elbeshausen Collection-Unl., Preussag Collection-132, Welter-1405. 114.42gm. Henning Schreiber as mintmaster. With value stamp "4" on reverse. One of the largest coins produced during Friedrich V's reign, and one with scant auction appearances over the last several decades. Our research brings to light only two other examples: the Preussag specimen, a very nice representative which realized 28,000 Pounds, and the Milas specimen (Spink-Taisei Auction 40, April 1992, Lot 62), which was struck from different dies. Though lightly tooled to the right of the Duke's portrait, the strike as a whole is very deeply impressed, surrounded by a light cabinet patina that dresses the obverse surfaces in a soft, lustrous sheen. For the sake of accuracy, we note a pair of flan cracks along the upper edge, though these do not seem to pose any danger to the coin's integrity. Sold with a copy of an old lot description.

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