Hannover 1791-C 1/3 thaler

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Künker sale 386, lot 5224

This specimen was lot 5224 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €260 (about US$336 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, Georg III. 1760-1820. 1/3 Taler 1791, Clausthal. Hübsche Patina, fast Stempelglanz. (electorate of Hannover, George III, 1760-1820, one-third thaler of 1791, Clausthal mint. Handsome patina, about uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1789-91 and 1800 and is slightly scarce. No 12 mariengroschen was struck in 1791.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 6.57 g, the weight of 2/9 thaler.

Catalog reference: KM 391.1, Welter 2824; Smith 235 D.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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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