Hannover 1730-S 1/2 ducat Fr-603

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Künker sale 406, lot 3984

This specimen was lot 3984 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,624 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, Georg II. 1727-1760. 1/2 Dukat 1730, Clausthal. GOLD. RR Winz. Randfehler, sehr schön. (Germany, electorate of Hannover, George II, 1737-60, half ducat of 1730, Clausthal mint. Very rare, minor edge defects, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1730, 1734 and 1737 and is the last half ducat from this state. A similar ducat (KM 236) exists.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.67 g.

Catalog reference: KM 235, Fr-603; Welter 2537; Smith 113.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • 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 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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