Hannover 1814-CHH 10 thaler

Sedwick sale 10, lot 144

This specimen was lot 144 in Sedwick sale 10 (Winter Park, FL, October 2011), where it did not sell. The ten thaler gold coin was struck in Hannover in varous types 1814-56. All are fairly expensive and this one, struck 1813-14, is one of the rarer ones. It was struck to the module of a Prussian doppelter friedrichs d'or. Elector George III was also king George III of England. The kingdom of Hannover was the old German duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg prior to the Napoleonic invasions. It was separated from the British crown in 1837 and absorbed by Prussia in 1866.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 13.36 g, 0.903 fine gold, .388 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 102.

Sources:

• 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #10, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2011.

Link to:

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• 1815 5 thaler
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• return to German States, Hannover