Hannover 1786-C 24 mariengroschen

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 41381

This specimen was lot 41381 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1786-C. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg III (George III of England). PCGS AU-58. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1785-89 and is expensive in nice condition. There is also KM 365 (⅔ thaler, bust obverse).

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, 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.

Link to:

• 1785-CES 24 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• 1786-C 4 mariengroschen
• 1786-C ⅓ thaler, wild man reverse
• 1787-IWS 1/6 thaler, bust obverse
• 1787-C 24 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• Coins and currency dated 1786