Bavaria 1809 20 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 3621 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €65 (about US$85 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BAYERN, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH: Maximilian I. (IV.) Joseph, 1799-1806-1825. 20 Kreuzer 1809. Vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Bavaria, Maximilian Joseph, 1799-1825, twenty kreuzer of 1809. Extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1806-25. It is the last of the denomination; fortunately, it is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver, this specimen 6.69 g.
Catalog reference: KM 688, AKS 50; J. 11.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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