Hannover 1739-IBH 2 mariengroschen

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73289

This specimen was lot 73289 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 2 Mariengroschen, 1739-IBH. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg II August (George II of Great Britain). PCGS MS-62. An example that is simply stunning to behold, this nearly-Choice minor radiates with a rather sharp strike, alluring brilliance in the fields, and some enticing iridescent toning serving as the excellent backdrop. Undoubtedly worthy of a superior bid and great enthusiasm. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1730-60. Mintmaster IBH appears for 1739-60. Mintmasters IAB and C also struck this denomination in 1739.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-216; Welter-2633.

Source:

Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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Hannover 1739-IBH 2 mariengroschen

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