Bavaria 1836 thaler Dav-565

Ponterio sale 182, lot 623

This specimen was lot 623 in Ponterio sale 182 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $681.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bavaria. Taler, 1836. NGC MS-63. Lightly toned and lustrous." This type was issued 1830-37 and was called a kronenthaler; the subsequent type (KM 852) was reduced to 18.52 grams.

Recorded mintage: 7,816.

Specification: 29.54 g, .871 fine silver, .3827 troy oz ASW, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM 751 (formerly KM 394), Dav-565.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 182: The January 2014 NYINC Auction: World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stacks Bowers LLC.

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