Hannover 1859-B thaler Dav-682
This specimen was lot 3631 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €135 (about US$191 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, AB 1815 KÖNIGREICH HANNOVER Georg V., 1851-1866. Vereinstaler 1859 B. Hübsche Patina, min. berieben, vorzüglich +. (Germany, electorate of Hannover, George V, 1851-66, union thaler of 1859. Handsome patina, lightly polished, extremely fine or better.)"
This type was struck 1857-66 and was the final thaler from this state prior to annexation by Prussia.
Recorded mintage: 554,000.
Specifications: 18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver, 34 mm diameter, lettered edge, this specimen 18,50 g.
Catalog reference: KM 230, AKS 144 b; Dav-682; Kahnt 239; Thun 174.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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