Hannover 1727-CPS 1/2 thaler

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Sincona sale 57, lot 2621
Künker sale 354, lot 5705

The first specimen was lot 2621 in Sincona sale 57 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$298 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND | Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, Herzogtum, Georg Ludwig (Georg I.), 1698-1727. 1/2 Taler 1727, Clausthal. Auf seinen Tod. Sehr schön. (Germany, electorate of Hannover, George Louis, 1698-1727, half thaler of 1727, Clausthal mint, on his death. Very fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 5705 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,619 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, - als Georg I. König von Großbritannien, 1714-1727. 1/2 Reichstaler 1727, Clausthal, auf seinen Tod in Osnabrück am 12. Juni. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Feine Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 110, Osnabrück 2006, Nr. 4540. Am 3. Juni 1727 trat Georg eine Reise von London nach Hannover an. Er erreichte Delden am 9. Juni. Am nächsten Morgen wollte er weiter nach Osnabrück, in der Gegend von Ibbenbüren erlitt er jedoch einen Schlaganfall und starb am 12. Juni im Schloß Osnabrück. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, as George I, king of Great Britain, 1714-27, half thaler of 1727, Clausthal mint, on his death at Osnabrück on July 12. Very scarce in this quality, fine patina, extremely fine to uncirculated. On June 3, 1727, George embarked on trip from London to Hannover. He reached Delden on June 12th. The next morning he intended to continue to Osnabrück, but in the Ibbenbüren area he suffered a stroke and died on June 12th in Osnabrück Castle.)"

George I's death was marked by the issue of an eighth thaler (KM 176), quarter thaler (KM 181), half thaler (shown here) and thaler (Dav-2082).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, the first specimen 14.49 g, the second specimen 14,53 g.

Catalog reference: KM 183, Welter 2245; Smith 41.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
  • [2]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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