Hannover 1785-CES 24 mariengroschen

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55597
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This specimen was lot 55597 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 24 Mariengroschen, 1785-CES. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg III (George III of Great Britain). About Uncirculated Details -- Scratched. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This "wild man" gulden was struck 1785-89 and is common. Another gulden (KM 341) with a value reverse was also struck in 1785.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-385; Welter-2813.

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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