Bavaria 1834 thaler Dav-572

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 3621

This specimen was lot 3621 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $589.85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bavaria. Taler, 1834. NGC MS-62. Reverse commemorates the construction of the Monument at Oberwittelsbach. Slight varied toning. Nice lustrous surfaces complimented with sharp details. From the Rockaway Collection." The 1830's saw a gush of commemoratives in Bavaria on significant and insignificant topics. The fineness was lowered from .868 to .833 in 1827.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-572; KM-765.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

Links to:

• 1833 thaler, Russian war monument
• 1834 thaler, Parliament
• return to coinage of German States, Bavaria
• Coins and currency dated 1834