Hannover 1795-PLM 1/6 thaler KM-401
This specimen was lot 74645 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 6 Mariengroschen (1/6 Taler Feinsilber), 1795-PLM. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg III (George III of England). PCGS MS-63. Extraordinarily Choice and vibrant, this elegant minor offers an enchanting wildman depiction along with a great deal of brilliance surrounding the coat-of-arms. From the Robert C. Knepper 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: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-401; Welter-2844.
- 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 November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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