Hannover 1751-C 2/3 thaler KM-277

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Künker sale 386, lot 5210

This specimen was lot 5210 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €420 (about US$543 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, Georg II. 1727-1760. 2/3 Taler 1751, Clausthal. Fast vorzüglich. (electorate of Hannover, George II, 1727-60, two-thirds thaler of 1751, Clausthal mint. About extremely fine.)"

Despite being struck nearly every year during 1740-60, this gulden has a rather high catalog value. Other gulden for 1751 include KM 276 (bust obverse) and KM 286 (wild man reverse).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 12.95 g, the weight of 4/9 thaler.

Catalog reference: KM 277, [[silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-442; Welter 2584; Smith 137 D.

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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