Hannover 1839-A thaler Dav-667
This specimen was lot 56489 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hannover. Taler, 1839-A. Clausthal Mint. Ernst August. NGC MS-63." The Duchy of Brunswick was divided and subdivided in the seventeenth century but was eventually reassembled as the Kingdom of Hannover before being absorbed into Prussia in 1866. Ernst August was one of the younger brothers of William IV of England. As Queen Victoria was not eligible to be queen of Hannover, her uncle was sent over to rule. As he was thoroughly disliked in England, few wept when he departed. This is the most common date of a type struck 1838-40. A mint visit thaler (KM 184) was also struck in 1839.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.82 g, 0.993 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-182; Dav-667; AKS-100; J-64.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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