Hannover 1742-IBH 2/3 thaler KM-229
This specimen was lot 74556 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1742-IBH. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg II August (George II of Great Britain). PCGS AU-58. A lustrous example with hints of champagne toning in the protected areas. Attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." The SCWC records four different gulden for 1742: KM 228 (leaping stallion reverse), KM 229 (wild man, shown here), KM 276 (bust obverse) and KM 277 (leaping stallion). This one was struck 1730-43 and is by far the most common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-434; KM-286; Welter-2580.
- 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, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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