Hannover 1854-B 1/24 thaler

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 41481

This specimen was lot 41481 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hannover. 1/24 Taler, 1854-B. Hannover Mint. Georg V. NGC MS-64." This billon type was struck 1854-56. Hannover was on the losing side of the Austro-Prussian war of 1864 and found herself annexed in 1866.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.94 g, 0.312 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-227; J-77.

Source:

• 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, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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