Bavaria 1781-A 20 kreuzer

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71398

This specimen was lot 71398, in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bavaria. 20 Kreuzer, 1781-A. Bamberg Mint. Karl Theodor. NGC MS-65. Stunning quality for the type, this exceedingly brilliance piece features a tremendous array of shimmering brilliance paired with its argent surfaces. The finest certified by NGC." This type was struck at Munich 1778-99 and at Amberg (not Bamberg) 1778-83.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-557.2, Hahn 379.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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