Hannover 1814-C 5 thaler Fr-622
This specimen was lot 3598 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €6,500 (about US$8,761 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, Georg III. 1760-1820. 5 Taler 1814, C. Ausbeute der Harzer Gruben. Harzgold. Roß springt l.//Wert, Jahreszahl und Münzzeichen in vier Zeilen. Mit schrägem Riffelrand. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Goldtönung, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Preussag Collection, Part I. Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 1, London 2015, Nr. 328. (Germany, electorate of Hannover, George III, 1760-1820, five thaler of 1814, for the Harz mines. Obverse: stallion springs left; reverse: value, date and mintmark in four lines. Very rare, handsome toning, very fine to extremely fine.)"
Various types of five thaler pieces were struck most years between 1813 and 1856; the type shown here was issued 1814-15 only from gold mining in the Harz. The kingdom of Hannover was the old duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg prior to the Napoleonic invasions. It was separated from the British crown in 1837 and absorbed by Prussia in 1866.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 6,60 g.
Catalog reference: KM 110, Divo/S. 86; Fr-622; Müseler 10.6.5/46; Schl. 353.
- 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, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
- 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.
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