Hannover 1719-HCB thaler Dav-2075

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Künker sale 354, lot 5697

This specimen was lot 5697 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €700 (about US$974 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, - als Georg I. König von Großbritannien, 1714-1727. Reichstaler 1719, Clausthal. Ausbeute der Grube St. Andreas. Hübsche Patina, fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Heidelberger Münzhandlung, Herbert Grün 47, Heidelberg 2007, Nr. 3052. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, as George I, king of Great Britain, 1714-27, thaler of 1719, Clausthal mint, for the St. Andrew mine. Handsome patina, about extremely fine.)"

This type, with St. Andrew on the reverse, was struck 1718-27. Leaping stallion thalers, wild man thalers and bust thalers were also struck at this time.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29,28 g.

Catalog reference: KM 134, Dav-2075; Müseler 10.6.1/9a Nachtrag; Welter 2233; Smith 31.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • [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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