Hannover 1837-B pfennig

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2529

This specimen was lot 2529 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $90. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HANOVER: William IV, 1830-1837, AE pfennig, 1837, mintmaster initial B, a wonderful mint state example! PCGS graded MS64 BN. William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from June 26, 1830 until his death in 1837. He was the last king and penultimate monarch of the United Kingdom's House of Hanover." William IV was the last king of England to also rule in Hannover. This type was struck 1835-37. One thaler was 360 pfennig.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.94 g, 0.312 fine silver, 18.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-166.2, J-42, AKS-84.

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 Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1835-B pfennig, leaping stallion obverse
• 1835-B 1/24 thaler
• 1835-A thaler, value reverse
• 1835 10 thaler, "HANNOV"
• 1837-B 4 pfennig
• 1837-A thaler
• 1837-B 2½ thaler, William IV
• 1837-B 10 thaler, William IV
• Coins and currency dated 1837