Hannover 1788-C 24 mariengroschen
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This specimen was lot 74580 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1788-C. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg III (George III of England). PCGS AU-53. Mild, even wear to the devices, with some luster remaining in the fields. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1785-89 along with KM 341, which had a shield obverse/value reverse. When this denomination was introduced, it was worth two-thirds thaler but by the reign of George III, it had slipped to one half thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-385; Welter-2813.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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