1 Thaler - Charles I Lautenthal - Ausbeute

Ausbeute thalers — mine-yield coins struck directly from silver extracted at a specific operation — were minted at Lautenthal to commemorate production from the Upper Harz mines during the reign of Charles I. The Lautenthal mint served the mining district of the Innerste valley, and these issues were partly ceremonial: presented to officials, mine administrators, and investors as proof of a productive season rather than circulated as working currency. Most surviving examples show minimal wear for exactly that reason.

Charles I's reign over Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ran until 1780, so the 1745–1761 window for this type reflects a specific productive phase at Lautenthal before output declined.