Baden 1854 2 thaler Dav-528

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Kunker sale 263, part of lot 594

This specimen was lot 594 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €650 (about US$840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BADEN-DURLACH, SEIT 1806 GROSSHERZOGTUM Friedrich I. 1852-1856-1907. Vereinsdoppeltaler 1854. Prinz und Regent. Sehr schön. (grand duchy of Baden-Durlach, Frederick I, 1856-1907, double union thaler of 1854, showing Frederick as prince and regent. Very fine.)"

Despite the substantial mintage, this type is rare. The grand duchy issued coins until 1918.

Recorded mintage: 85,000.

Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-528; AKS 114; Kahnt 34; Thun 28, KM 225.

Source:

  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.

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