Hannover 1820 16 gute groschen KM-122
This specimen was lot 75046 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hannover. 16 Gute Groschen, 1820. Georg IV. PCGS MS-62. Variety with 'CONVENTIONS MUNZE' below denomination. Exhibiting premium tone and nice surfaces. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This denomination was two thirds of a Hannover thaler or half a convention thaler. Numerous varieties exist for 1820 (KM 121.1, 121.2, 122, 123, 124). This one has the obverse legend "GEORGIUS. IV. D. G. BRITAN. & HANNOV. REX". The "XX·EINE·F[EIN]·MARK" indicates that each coin contained 1/20 of a mark of silver. The kingdom was annexed by Prussia in 1866 and the coinage ceased, altho the mint remained open until 1879.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11.77 g, 0.993 fine silver, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-122.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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