Hannover 1832-B 2-1/2 thaler Fr-1167
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This specimen was lot 1875 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €550 (about US$766 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1815 KONIGREICH HANNOVER, Wilhelm IV. 1830-1837. 2 1/2 Taler 1832, B. GOLD. Fast sehr schön. (Germany, kingdom of Hannover, William IV, 1830-37, 2½ thaler of 1832. About very fine.)"
This type was struck 1832, 1833, 1835.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 3.34 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 3.24 g.
Catalog reference: KM 152, Divo/S. 97; Fr-1167; Schl. 386.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
Link to: