Hannover 1768-C 5 thaler Fr-617
This specimen was lot 1500 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,531 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER Georg III., 1760-1820. Georgs d'or (5 Taler) 1768, Hannover. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Min. Bearbeitungsspuren am Rand, winz. Kratzer, sehr schön +. (Germany, electorate of Hannover, George III, 1760-1820, gold george or five thaler of 1768, Hannover mint. Extremely rare, minor tooling on the edge, some scratches, very fine or better.)"
This rare type was struck 1768 only and matched the Prussian friedrichs d'or.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 6.68 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 6,61 g.
Catalog reference: KM 361, Fr-617; Welter 2789; Smith 213.
- 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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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