View source for Hildesheim 1768-IHvU thaler Dav-2345

[[Image:Hildesheim Kunker 263-960.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 960]]

This specimen was lot 960 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €400 (about US$517 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Hildesheim, BISTUM Friedrich Wilhelm von Westfalen, 1763-1789. Konv.-Taler 1768, Hildesheim. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Kl. Schrötlingsriß, sehr schön +.'' (bishopric of Hildesheim, Frederick William of Westphalia, 1763-89, convention thaler of 1768, Hildesheim mint. Very rare date, edge crack, very fine or better.)"</blockquote> The city (Lutheran) and bishop of Hildesheim (Catholic) both issued thalers in the eighteenth century; the resulting types range from rare to very rare. This type is accompanied by a rare gold five thaler. Hildesheim was annexed to Prussia in 1803, then was part of the Napoleonic puppet kingdom of Westphalia 1807-13, then awarded to Hannover in 1813.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but very scarce.

''Specification:'' silver. 

''Catalog reference:'' Mehl 720; KM 122, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2345]].

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Davenport, John S., ''German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1965. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015. 

''Link to:''
* [[Hildesheim 1736-UA W thaler Dav-2347|1736 thaler]]
* [[Hildesheim 1761-S 2/3 thaler|1761-S ⅔ thaler, ''sede vacante'']]
* [[Hildesheim 1763 1/2 pistole Fr-1327|1763 half pistole]]
* [[Hildesheim 1764-IHvU 1/3 thaler KM-114|1764 ⅓ thaler, bust obverse]]
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1770-AK thaler Dav-2332]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1768]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Hildesheim]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]