Hannover 1762-IWS thaler Dav-2104

Jean Elsen list 265, lot 712

This specimen was lot 712 in Jean Elsen list 265 (Brussels, July-September 2013) where it was offered for €350 (about US$462 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, BRUNSWICK-CALENBERG-HANOVRE, Georg III (1760-1807), AR Ausbeutetaler, 1762 IWS, Clausthal. Mine Saint-André. Droit: Ecu couronné. Revers: Saint André debout de face, tenant sa croix. Légère faiblesse de frappe. presque Superbe. (Germany, electorate of Hannover, George III (1760-1807), silver mining thaler of 1762, Clausthal mint. Obverse: crowned arms; reverse: St. Andrew facing, bearing a cross. Slightly weak strike, about extremely fine.)"

This type depicting St. Andrew with his cross is recorded for 1761-73. The Duchy of Brunswick was divided and subdivided in the seventeenth century but was eventually reassembled as the Kingdom of Hannover before being absorbed into Prussia in 1866.

Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29.20 g.

Catalog reference: KM 343, Dav-2104, Welter, 2802; Müseler, 10.6.4/4.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Philippe Elsen et al., Liste 265, Juillet-Septembre 2013, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2013.

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