Hannover 1835-B 1/24 thaler

Stephen Album sale 32, lot 1167

This specimen was lot 1167 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it sold for $105.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HANNOVER: AR 1/24 thaler, 1835-B, struck in Hannover, PCGS graded MS64, ex Don Erickson Collection." This type of 1834-37 is the last issued under William IV, king of England. On his death, his niece Victoria ascended the throne of England and Hannover passed to the king's brother Ernest August, severing a connection started in 1714. This date is common. This type was also struck at Clausthal (mintmark "A").

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.94 g, .312 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-158.1.

Source:

• 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 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

Link to:

• 1826-B 4 pfennig
• 1826-B 1/24 thaler
• 1830 thaler
• 1832 2/3 thaler
• 1834-A ⅔ thaler, small bust
• 1834-B thaler
• 1834-A thaler, reduced weight
• 1835-B pfennig, leaping stallion obverse
• 1835-A thaler, value reverse
• 1835 10 thaler, "HANNOV"
• 1836-B thaler
• 1854-B 1/24 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1835
• return to coins of German States, Hannover