Hannover 1754-IAS goldgulden Fr-611

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Ponterio sale 168, lot 40119
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC
Künker sale 352, lot 1870

The first specimen was lot 40119 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $940. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg. Goldgulden (2 Taler), 1754-IAS. NGC EF-40. George II (1727-60)." The second specimen was lot 1870 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €700 (about US$974 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFURSTENTUM HANNOVER, Georg II. 1727-1760. Goldgulden (2 Taler) 1754, Hannover. GOLD. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Hannover, George II, 1727-60, goldgulden of 1754, Hannover mint. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This coin is catalogued as a goldgulden or two thaler altho the gold ducat was also struck in Hannover in the 1750's (see KM 238, KM 316, KM 317, KM 318, KM 325). The portrait type is listed for 1749-54 and the shield type is listed for 1751-56. Both received the same Friedberg number. It was accompanied by a half (Fr-612), quarter (Fr-613), two and four goldgulden. The elector George II was also king George II of England.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.25 g, 0.925 fine gold, the second specimen 3.21 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-611; Welter 2521; Smith 104, the first specimen is KM-301, the second specimen is KM 315.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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