Bavaria 1824 thaler Dav-554

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Künker sale 354, lot 5332

This specimen was lot 5332 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,644 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH, Maximilian I. (IV.) Joseph, 1799-1806-1825. Konv.-Taler 1824. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Bavaria, Maximilian Joseph, 1806-25, convention thaler of 1824. Scarce in this quality, about uncirculated.)"

This type, struck 1822-25, is rather scarce compared to the similar convention thaler of 1807-22.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.90 g.

Catalog reference: KM 716, AKS 49; Dav-554; Kahnt 70; Thun 46.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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