Hannover 1786-C 1/3 thaler KM-387
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This specimen was lot 41385 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 12 Mariengroschen (1/3 Taler), 1786-C. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg III (George III of Great Britain). PCGS MS-62. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." The twelve mariengroschen was last struck in 1715. This one-third thaler (equal to 12 mariengroschen) was struck 1781-89 and is expensive in nice condition. There is also KM 388 with a bust obverse. A St. Andrew one-third thaler was struck in this period but not in 1786.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-387; Welter-2830.
- 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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