Hannover 1834-A 2/3 thaler KM-163
This specimen was lot 4201 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €5,000 (about US$6,879 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, AB 1815 KÖNIGREICH HANNOVER Wilhelm IV., 1830-1837. 2/3 Taler 1834, Clausthal. Ausbeute der Grube Bergwerks-Wohlfahrt. Feinsilbergulden nach Leipziger Fuß. Büste r.//Sechs Zeilen Schrift. Von größter Seltenheit. Feine Patina, winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich. (kingdom of Hannover, William IV, 1830-37, two-thirds thaler of 1834, Clausthal mint, for the mines. Struck to the Leipzig standard. Extremely rare, fine patina, hairlines, extremely fine.)"
Several two-thirds thalers or gulden were struck in Hannover in Hannover, including KM 161.1, KM 161.2, KM 162 and KM 163 (shown here). This one, struck for the mines, is very rare. Altho valued at two-thirds thaler, it weighs only half a convention thaler. On William's death in 1837, Hannover passed to his brother Ernest August while his niece Victoria mounted the throne of Britain.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 13.08 g, 0.993 fine silver, this specimen 13,18 g.
Catalog reference: KM 163, AKS 86 (LP); Kahnt 218; Welter 3054; Müseler 26/10; Smith 349.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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