Hannover 1773-LCR 1/3 thaler

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 25070

This specimen was lot 25070 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 1/3 Taler (12 Mariengroschen), 1773-LCR. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg III (George III of Great Britain). PCGS MS-62. Though struck on a somewhat irregular planchet, this elegant specimen presents Choice quality with its strong strike and enchanting toning. Of particular note, the detail on the wildman is rather strong and evocative, with so many core muscles defined that the concept of human physiology can be challenged. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1762-84 and is common. The twelve mariengroschen, also worth one-third thaler, was not coined after 1714 in Hannover.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-349; Welter-2829.

Source:

Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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