Bavaria 1797 thaler Dav-1966A
This specimen was lot 7011 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bavaria. Taler, 1797. Munich Mint. Karl Theodor. NGC MS-62. With an almost Prooflike strike, this crown sized coin has incredible details particularly around the legends. Fully lustrous and brilliant with just a hint of champagne toning. Even the typical planchet striations are not overly distracting. This is truly a wonderful piece worthy of strong bidding." This type is listed for 1795-99 and is fairly common tho less so than the "Madonna" thalers of the 1760's and 1770's.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1966; KM-600.2.
- 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 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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