Hannover 1774-IWS thaler Dav-2106

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Künker sale 386, lot 5221

This specimen was lot 5221 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,585 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, Georg III. 1760-1820. Reichstaler 1774, Clausthal. R Feine Patina, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Friedrich Popken, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 223, Berlin 2013, Nr. 299. (electorate of Hannover, George III, 1760-1820, thaler of 1774, Clausthal mint. Rare, fine patina, extremely fine.)"

This bust thaler was struck 1773-76, 1779-86, 1791-97 and is expensive despite the many years of production. Other thalers for 1774 include KM 354 (wild man reverse) and KM 369 ("Goodness of the Lord" mine).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29.06 g.

Catalog reference: KM 367, Dav-2106; Welter 2800; Smith 220.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • 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 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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