Hannover 1752-C thaler Dav-2089

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Ponterio sale 177, lot 34690
photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 34690 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $499. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneberg-Calenberg-Hannover. Taler, 1752-C. NGC AU-58. George II August (George II of England) (1727-60)." This type depicting St. Andrew with his cross is recorded for 1730-60. The Duchy of Brunswick was divided and subdivided in the seventeenth century but was eventually reassembled as the Kingdom of Hannover before being absorbed into Prussia in 1866.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 232.1, Dav-2089.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.

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