Bavaria 1829 heller KM-679
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This specimen was lot 3643 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €220 (about US$288 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BAYERN, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH: Ludwig I. 1825-1848. Ku.-Heller 1829. Fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Bavaria, Louis I, 1825-48, copper heller of 1829. about uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1806-29 and is common. There is a scarce reeded edge variety (KM 740).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, this specimen 0.62 g.
Catalog reference: KM 679, AKS 96; J. 24.
- 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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