Hannover 1766-IAP 24 mariengroschen

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Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73291
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This specimen was lot 73291 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1766-IAP. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg III (George III of Great Britain). PCGS MS-62. Sporting a mostly light gray nature to the backdrop tone, this Mint State exemplar offers some enchanting hues of champagne, cobalt, magenta, and aquamarine, further augmenting its appeal. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1762-84. We also note KM 341, with an arms obverse/value reverse, dated 1766-IWS. Mintmaster IAP is listed for 1763-73.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-347; Welter-2812.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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, 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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