Hannover 1827-B 10 thaler
This specimen was lot 3258 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Hanover. 10 Taler, 1827-B. George IV of England. Laureate head left. Reverse: Value and date. NGC graded Extremely Fine, Details (Excessive Surface Hairlines)." The bust of the king is of George IV, king of Great Britain. Various types of ten thaler pieces were struck most years between 1813 and 1856; the type shown here was issued 1821-30 and is probably the most numerous of these scarce coins. The kingdom of Hannover was the old 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.
Specification: 13.36 g, 0.903 fine gold, .388 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-1158; KM 133.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.
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