Bavaria 1792-AS thaler Dav-1974
This specimen was lot 40335 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bavaria. Taler, 1792. Mannheim Mint. Karl Theodor. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. A fairly SCARCE type when encountered this alluring and attractive, the present crown offers a light gunmetal gray tone with tremendous cartwheel brilliance and a golden allure throughout. Just two have been graded finer in the PCGS census. Ex: Kuenker 134 (1/2008) Lot # 318." Charles Theodore became duke of Bavaria in 1777, uniting the two branches of the Wittelsbach dynasty. The Pfalz, or Palatinate, was occupied and annexed to France in 1799 and was not returned to Bavaria until the Congress of Vienna. The Electorate was abolished and Pfalz was merely another province of Bavaria, whose ruler was promoted to king. This type was struck 1792 while the elector was temporarily Vicar of the Empire on the death of emperor Leopold II.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, .751 troy oz ASW, 40-41 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-1974; KM-608.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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