Hannover 1780-CES 24 mariengroschen

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55595

This specimen was lot 55595 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 24 Mariengroschen, 1780-CES. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg III (George III of Great Britain). PCGS AU-50. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1762-84 and is common. Another gulden struck in 1780 (KM 341) featured an arms obverse and value reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-347; Welter-2812.

Source:

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

Link to:

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