Hannover 1850-B 2-1/2 thaler Fr-1178

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Stephen Album sale 43, lot 1264

This specimen was lot 1264 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "HANNOVER: Ernst August, 1837-1851, AV 2½ thaler, 1850, initial B, lustrous, one-year type, EF-AU." This type was struck 1850 only. The last 2½ thaler was struck in 1855. Hannover was annexed to Prussia in 1866, ending the coinage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.32 g, 0.896 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM-215, Fr-1178.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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