Hannover 1765-IWS thaler Dav-2104

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from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 7021
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This specimen was lot 7021 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneberg-Calenberg-Hannover. Taler, 1765-IWS. Clausthal Mint. George III. NGC AU-50. The wholesome and original tan-gray surfaces on this 1765-IWS Taler show minimal wear and hints of original mint luster. A great example of the type with no major distractions." This type depicting St. Andrew with his cross is recorded for 1761-73. 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: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2104; KM-343.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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