Hannover 1754-IAS 1/2 goldgulden Fr-612

Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 75017

This specimen was lot 75017 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $576. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 1/2 Goldgulden, 1754-IAS. Hannover Mint. Georg II August. NGC AU-53. A wholesome sunset-orange example of this uncommon type, exhibiting only mild wear and a pleasing satiny glow. Includes old collector tag." This coin is catalogued as a half goldgulden or one thaler altho the gold ducat was also struck in Hannover in the 1750's (see KM 238, KM 316, KM 317, KM 318, KM 325). The portrait type is listed for 1749-50 and 1754-56. It was accompanied by a quarter (Fr-613), one (Fr-611), two and four goldgulden. The elector George II was also king George II of England.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.62 g, 0.925 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-612; KM-300.

Sources:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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