Hannover 1823-B 10 thaler
This specimen was lot 29741 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $1,116.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hannover. George IV gold 10 Taler 1823-B AU Details (Reverse Repaired) NGC. Featuring the laureate bust of George IV, this is an attractive example of the type and a somewhat better date from the series. Despite evidence of reverse repair, which in all respects is quite minimal, this piece expresses a limited amount of friction over the portrait of the King, a slightly shallow reverse motif, and fields that are moderately marked. An altogether scarce issue, and even in a details assignment, one that is celebrated." The bust of the king is of George IV, king of Great Britain. Various types of ten thaler pieces were struck most years between 1813 and 1856; the type shown here was issued 1821-30 and is probably the most numerous of these scarce coins. It was struck to the module of a Prussian doppelter friedrichs d'or. The German 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: 13.36 g, 0.903 fine gold, .388 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-1158; KM 133.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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