Hannover 1725-HCB 2/3 thaler KM-148

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Künker sale 386, lot 5196

This specimen was lot 5196 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €340 (about US$439 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, - als Georg I. König von Großbritannien, 1714-1727. 2/3 Taler 1725, Clausthal. Überprägt auf einem Stück des gleichen Typs von 1724. R Feine Patina, leichte Überprägungsspuren, vorzüglich. (electorate of Hannover, George I, king of Great Britain, 1714-27, two-thirds thaler of 1725, Clausthal mint, struck over a piece dated 1724. Rare, fine patina, lightly doubled, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1719-27 and has a moderate catalog value. Other gulden for 1725 include KM 100 (bust obverse) and KM 112.2 (wild man reverse).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 12.97 g, the weight of 4/9 thaler.

Catalog reference: KM 112.2, Dav-427; Welter 2242; Smith 37.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • 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, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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