Hannover 1755-IAS goldgulden Fr-611

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Künker sale 294, lot 3590

This specimen was lot 3590 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €550 (about US$741 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, Georg II. 1727-1760. Goldgulden (2 Taler) 1755, Hannover. GOLD. Fast vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Hannover, George II, 1727-60, goldgulden (double thaler) of 1755, Hannover mint. About extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1753-56 and is fairly available. 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.

Specification: 3.25 g, gold, this specimen 3.14 g.

Catalog reference: KM 301, Fr-611; Welter 2520.

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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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