Hannover 1803-C pistole Fr-620

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Künker sale 264, lot 3654

This specimen was lot 3654 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,584 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, Georg III. 1760-1820. Pistole 1803, C. GOLD. Vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Hannover, George III, 1760-1820, pistole of 1803, extremely fine.)"

Altho gold five thaler were minted fairly steadily in neighboring Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (Fr-726), the denomination was minted only sparingly in Hannover until after the Napoleonic Wars. This one year type is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.65 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 6.64 g.

Catalog reference: Divo/S. 81; Fr-620; Schl. 244, KM 418 (listed under German States, Brunswick-Luneburg).

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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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