Hannover 1795-PLM 1/3 thaler
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This specimen was lot 45696 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $317.20. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 1/3 Taler, 1795/4-PLM. Clausthal Mint. Georg III (George III of Great Britain). PCGS AU-58. From the John P. Burnham Collection." This type was struck 1793-1800 to the convention thaler standard (one thaler = 120 kreuzer). Hannover, linked to the British crown 1714-1837, embroiled England in several continental conflicts the British establishment would rather have avoided.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.13 g, silver, 29.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-391.2.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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