Hannover 1834-A 16 gute groschen
This specimen was lot 3093 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "HANOVER: George IV, 1820-1830, AR 16 gute groschen, 1834-A, some light hairlines and contact marks, but a lovely coin, UNC." 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. The auctioneers incorrectly attributed this example to George IV, who died in 1830. The coin states "WILHELM IV", for his younger brother William IV (r. 1830-37). The type was struck 1832-34 in several varieties, the one shown here having a "W" engraved into the mound under the stallion. This denomination was worth half a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.
Specification: 11.77 g, 0.993 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-145.5.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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