Hannover 1631-MB thaler Dav-5393
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This specimen was lot 33860 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Hannover. Provincial City Taler 1631-MB VF25 NGC, With the name and titles of Ferdinand II. A very rare taler type that seldom appears on the market, the intricacies of the design pleasantly picked out by darkened cabinet tones." This rare type, issued by the city, not the duke, was struck 1631, 1635-37.
Recorded mintage: 1,780.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM 37, Dav-5393.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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