246, Lot: 551. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg. Leuchtenburg Strafanstalt (Prison). Circa 1800. Æ Klippe 6 Pfennig (14mm, 0.93 g). Three punches: Saxon coat of arms, numeral 6, and PF in square cartouche / Blank. Mersebergur, Sammlung Otto Merseburger 4298. VF.

From 1724 to 1871, Leuchtenburg castle served as a prison and poor house. As such, it primarily focused on the rehabilitation of the poor and destitute. The castle operates today as a hotel.