Hannover 1872 thaler Dav-986
This specimen was lot 1035 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 27 (Winter Park, FL, May 2020), where it sold for $357. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hannover (German States), proof shooting taler, 1872, 4th German Shooting Festival. Highly lustrous UNC with faint surface hairlines, no marks or toning, very bright and flashy. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction of March 29-31, 1955, lot 1251, with collector's tag." This thaler, being a prize medal for a shooting festival, is not listed in the SCWC but is mentioned in Unusual World Coins. It is listed in Davenport in the section on "pseudo-thalers". The kingdom of Hannover was annexed to Prussia after choosing the Austrian side in the war of 1866.
Recorded mintage: 6,317.
Specification: 16.85 g, silver, this specimen 16.83 grams.
Catalog reference: Dav-986; KM-M1.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 27, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
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