Bavaria 1825 thaler Dav-554

Sincona sale 11, lot 769

This specimen was lot 769 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$340 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Bayern, Königreich Maximilian IV. (I.) Joseph, 1799-1825. Konventionstaler 1825, München. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Bavaria, Maximilian Joseph, 1799-1825, convention thaler of 1825, Munich mint. Extremely fine to nice extremely fine.)"

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

Recorded mintage: 1,932.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 28.00 g.

Catalog reference: Kahnt 70. Thun 46, KM 716 (formerly KM 367), Davenport-554.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.

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