Hannover 1798-PLM 24 mariengroschen
This specimen was lot 74581 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1798-PLM. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg III (George III of Great Britain). NGC MS-63. A well-struck example with lustrous argent surfaces softened with a slight champagne hue. Ex: Wolff-Metternich Collection." This type was struck 1761-1801. By 1798, all the other designs used on this denomination had been discontinued. When the gulden 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-341; Welter-2817.
- 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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