Hannover 1726-CPS 2/3 thaler KM-100

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Künker sale 354, lot 5701

This specimen was lot 5701 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €500 (about US$696 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, - als Georg I. König von Großbritannien, 1714-1727. 2/3 Taler 1726, Clausthal. Vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 46, Osnabrück 1999, Nr. 2113. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, as George I, king of Great Britain, 1714-27, two-thirds thaler of 1726, Clausthal mint. Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck with the bust of the king 1715-27 and is common. Other gulden were struck with a leaping stallion reverse (KM 148) or a wild man reverse (KM 112.2). Altho valued at two-thirds of a thaler, the weight given is that of 4/9 thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 12.87 g.

Catalog reference: KM 100, Dav-425; Welter 2240; Smith 35.

Source:

  • 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, 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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