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This specimen was lot 22367 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $45. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover. 2/3 Taler, 1807-GFM. NGC AU Details--Damaged. Test mark on the reverse but still attractive overall. Toned." The old electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg was annexed by Napoleon in 1807. At the Congress of Vienna, it was restored as the kingdom of Hannover and ruled by the British kings until 1837. This is from a type of 1805-07; i.e., just before the Napoleonic annexation. It was accompanied by a 1/24 thaler, 1/6 thaler and single thaler. The denomination was last struck in 1839 and the kingdom was annexed by Prussia in 1866.  
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This specimen was lot 22367 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $45. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover. 2/3 Taler, 1807-GFM. NGC AU Details--Damaged. Test mark on the reverse but still attractive overall. Toned." The old electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg was seized by Napoleon in 1807 and handed over to Prussia. In 1810, it was partitioned between the kingdom of Westphalia and the empire itself. At the Congress of Vienna, it was restored as the kingdom of Hannover and ruled by the British kings until 1837. This is from a type of 1805-07; i.e., just before the Napoleonic annexation. It was accompanied by a 1/24 thaler, 1/6 thaler and single thaler. The denomination was last struck in 1839 and the kingdom was annexed by Prussia in 1866.  
  
 
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* [[Hannover 1804-GFM 1/3 thaler KM-417|1804 ⅓ thaler]]
 
* [[Hannover 1804-GFM 1/3 thaler KM-417|1804 ⅓ thaler]]
 
* [[Hannover 1804-GFM 1/6 thaler KM-419|1804 1/6 thaler]]
 
* [[Hannover 1804-GFM 1/6 thaler KM-419|1804 1/6 thaler]]
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* [[Hannover 1805-GFM 2/3 thaler KM-422|1805-GFM ⅔ thaler, Order of the Garter added]]
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* [[Hannover 1806-GFM 2/3 thaler|1806-GFM ⅔ thaler]]
 
* [[Hannover 1814-C 2/3 thaler]]
 
* [[Hannover 1814-C 2/3 thaler]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1807]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1807]]

Revision as of 18:46, 5 December 2021

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22367
Hannover SB817-22367r.jpg

This specimen was lot 22367 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $45. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover. 2/3 Taler, 1807-GFM. NGC AU Details--Damaged. Test mark on the reverse but still attractive overall. Toned." The old electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg was seized by Napoleon in 1807 and handed over to Prussia. In 1810, it was partitioned between the kingdom of Westphalia and the empire itself. At the Congress of Vienna, it was restored as the kingdom of Hannover and ruled by the British kings until 1837. This is from a type of 1805-07; i.e., just before the Napoleonic annexation. It was accompanied by a 1/24 thaler, 1/6 thaler and single thaler. The denomination was last struck in 1839 and the kingdom was annexed by Prussia in 1866.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-422.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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