Hannover 1743-IBH 2 mariengroschen
This specimen was lot 73290 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 2 Mariengroschen, 1743-IBH. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg II August (George II of Great Britain). PCGS MS-62. Some scattered subtle striking weakness is noted, but this example remains without any evidence of time in commerce and offers some delightful toning and remaining luster as well. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1730-60. Mintmaster IBH appears for 1739-60. Another two mariengroschen, KM 279, with a monogram obverse, was struck in 1743 and dated 1743-CPS. Two mariengroschen were one-eighteenth thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-216; Welter-2633.
- 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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