Hannover 1737-S pfenning
This specimen was lot 2404 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$2,064 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, AB 1815 KÖNIGREICH HANNOVER Georg II., 1727-1760. Goldabschlag zu einem Dukaten von den Stempeln des Ku.-Pfennigs 1737, Clausthal. Ausbeute der Grube St. Andreas. GOLD. Winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Sammlung Dr. Friedrich-Karl Günther. (Germany, electorate of Hannover, George II, 1727-60, off metal strike in gold of ducat weight on pfennig dies of 1737, Clausthal mint, for the St. Andrew mine. Light hairlines, extremely fine.)"
Numista reports this off-metal strike for 1732 and 1737. The regular issue pfennig of this design (KM 205) is listed for 1729, 1732-36 and 1739 but not 1737. Pfenning with a wild man reverse (KM 215) are known for 1737 but have initials IAB. One thaler was 288 pfenninge.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.1 g, copper, 22 mm diameter, this specimen gold, 3,44 g.
Catalog reference: KM 205 (copper), KM Pn9 (gold), Müseler 10.6.2/34; Welter 2542.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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