Hannover 1775-LCR 24 mariengroschen

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Künker sale 386, lot 5222

This specimen was lot 5222 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €220 (about US$284 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, Georg III. 1760-1820. 2/3 Taler (24 Mariengroschen) 1775, Zellerfeld. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (electorate of Hannover, George III, 1760-1820, two-thirds thaler of 1775, Zellerfeld mint. Handsome patina, extremely fine.)"

This "wild man" gulden was struck 1762-84 and has a moderate catalog value. Other gulden for 1775 include KM 341 (value reverse) and KM 365 (bust obverse).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 12.96 g, the weight of 4/9 thaler.

Catalog reference: KM 347, Welter 2812; Smith 229.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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