Hannover 1798-PLM 1/6 thaler

Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74595

This specimen was lot 74595 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. 6 Mariengroschen (1/6 Taler), 1798-PLM. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg III (George III of Great Britain). PCGS MS-61. Argent surfaces are augmented by lustrous golden highlights in the peripheral elements. A lovely example. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1793-1800 along with KM 404, which had a bust obverse. When this denomination was introduced, it was worth one sixth thaler but by the reign of George III, it had slipped to one-ninth thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-401; Welter-2844.

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, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1791-C 1/6 thaler, "N·R·D·F·" on the obverse
• 1798-PLM 24 mariengroschen, shield/value
• 1798-PLM ducat
• 1799-PLM 1/6 thaler, wild man reverse
• 1799-PLM 24 mariengroschen, value reverse
• Coins and currency dated 1798