Hannover 1776-LCR 1/3 thaler

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55602
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This specimen was lot 55602 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 12 Mariengroschen, 1776-LCR. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg III (George III of Great Britain). PCGS EF-45. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1762-84 and is common. The SCWC catalogs this as a one-third thaler, a coin of the same value.

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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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