Bavaria 1767-A thaler Dav-1950

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22349

This specimen was lot 22349 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $152.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Bavaria. Taler, 1767-A. Maximilian III Josef (1745-77). NGC AU-53. Toned." This type is noted for 1763, 1767 and 1768 and is rather scarcer than the common Dav-1953 with the Madonna reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown but somewhat scarce.

Specification: 3.32 g, 0.900 fine gold, .096 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Dav-1950, KM-502.2.

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.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2015.

Link to:

• 1765-A thaler, Madonna reverse
• 1766 thaler, Madonna reverse
• 1767 maximilian d'or
• 1768 thaler
• 1768-A "Turkish" thaler
• 1770 thaler, Madonna reverse
• Coins and currency dated 1767
• return to coins of German States, Bavaria