Hannover 1700 24 mariengroschen

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Stack's Bowers November 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73584
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This specimen was lot 73584 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1700. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: three stars. Georg Ludwig (future George I of Great Britain). PCGS AU-55. A lightly worn example of the type with dove-gray surfaces and subtle hints of champagne, russet, and cerulean toning on lustrous surfaces. Well-struck; a very attractive example of the type. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1698-1711 and is common. In 1714, Georg Ludwig ascended the throne of Great Britain and all the Hanoverian coinage was revised to show his new title the next year. The next issue of this denomination was in 1750.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-423; KM-15; Welter-2158.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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