Hannover 1713-HCB 1/3 thaler

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Künker sale 354, lot 5685

This specimen was lot 5685 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €360 (about US$501 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Georg I. Ludwig, 1698-1714. 1/3 Taler 1713, Clausthal. RR Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 23, Osnabrück 1992, Nr. 2877. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, George Louis, 1698-1714, one-third thaler of 1713, Clausthal mint. Very rare, handsome patina, extremely fine.)"

This one-third thaler or half gulden was struck 1712-15. It is listed in the SCWC as common. KM 66 also exists for this date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 6.58 g.

Catalog reference: KM 74, Welter 2164.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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