Hannover 1826 16 gute groschen
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This specimen was lot 22705 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $156. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hannover. 16 Gute Groschen, 1826. NGC MS-63. Sharply struck with soft satin luster and light attractive toning." The sixteen gute groschen was half a thaler; unusually for a minor coin, it was almost pure silver. It was issued for Hannover 1820-34. The denomination was terminated when the thaler was reduced from 23.54 g to 16.82 g. This particular type of 1822-30 is the most common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11.77 g, .993 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 138, Kahnt 207.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
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