Hannover 1833 10 thaler
This specimen was lot 2413 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,752 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, AB 1815 KÖNIGREICH HANNOVER Wilhelm IV., 1830-1837. 10 Taler 1833. GOLD. Kl. Probierspur am Rand, berieben, sehr schön. (kingdom of Hannover, William IV, 1830-37, ten thaler of 1833. Some tooling on the edge, polished, very fine.)"
The bust of the king is of William 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 1833 only and is rare. The kingdom of Hannover was the old duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg prior to the Napoleonic invasions. It was separated from the British crown on William's death and absorbed by Prussia in 1866.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.30 g, 0.900 fine gold, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 13,19 g.
Catalog reference: KM 155, Divo/S. 95; Fr-1164; Schl. 381.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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