Hannover 1829-B 10 thaler
This specimen was lot 7123 in Ponterio sale 152 (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $3,622.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hannover. 10 Taler, 1829-B. Exceptionally choice. NGC MS-64." 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. 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: 13.36 g, 0.903 fine gold, .388 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-1158; KM 133.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 152: The 2010 NYINC Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.
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