Hannover 1736-IAB 2/3 thaler KM-229

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55584
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This specimen was lot 55584 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 2/3 Taler, 1736-IAB. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg II August (George II of Great Britain). About Uncirculated Details -- Cleaned. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." George II issued four different gulden in 1736, two with mintmaster initials "IAB". This somewhat scarce "wild man" gulden was struck 1730-43. This is the period of the introduction of the convention thaler, when the gulden slipped from two-thirds to half a thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-434; KM-229; Welter-2580.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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