Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1816-FR 2-1/2 thaler Fr-734
This specimen was lot 1259 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, Herzogtum Georg III. 1760-1820. 2 1/2 Taler 1816, Braunschweig. Mit dem Münzmeisterzeichen FR. Sehr selten. (Germany, kingdom of Hannover, George III, 1760-1820, 2½ thaler of 1816, Brunswick mint, with initials FR. Very rare. NGC AU55.)"
This rare type was struck 1816-19 not for Hannover but for the neighboring duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, where Charles II was a minor under the regency of George IV of Great Britain. This denomination was equal to a goldgulden, a lightweight version of a ducat. The last gold 2½ thaler was issued in 1851.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.32 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.096 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Smith 321, Welter 2954, Divo/S. 53, AKS 24, Fr-734, KM 1072.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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