Hannover 1739-IAB thaler Dav-2092

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55582
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This specimen was lot 55582 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. Taler, 1739-IBH. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg II August (George II of Great Britain). PCGS EF-45. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." George II issued four different thalers in 1739, two with mintmaster initials "IAB". This fairly scarce wild man thaler, struck 1730-44, has the British arms on the obverse without the lion supporters used on Dav-2090.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2092; KM-233; Welter-2559.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • 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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