Hannover 1765-IAP 1/6 thaler

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73295

This specimen was lot 73295 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 6 Mariengroschen (1/6 Taler), 1765/4-IAP. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg III (George III of Great Britain). PCGS MS-62. Overdate variety. Struck on a somewhat irregular planchet, this Mint State minor presents soft gray toning with some subtle amber-olive hues around the devices. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1762-84. Mintmaster IAP is listed for 1763-73.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-348; Welter-2841.

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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