Hannover 1787-IWS 1/6 thaler

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Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73299
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This specimen was lot 73299 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 6 Mariengroschen (1/6 Taler), 1787-IWS. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg III (George III of Great Britain). PCGS AU-58. This attractive specimen exhibits lustrous undertones beneath light cabinet toning. Hints of champagne, gun-metal blue, and russet tones can be seen throughout. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This denomination was struck with a bust obverse 1786-89. The wild man reverse appears on KM 386 dated 1787-C.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-389.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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