Bavaria 1839 gulden
This specimen was lot 24766 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $1,380. The catalog description[1] noted, "Bavaria. Ludwig I Gulden 1839, Proof 66 CAM PCGS, splendid multi-hued patina with underlying mirror surfaces, highly attractive and rare as a Proof." This gulden is a common date of a type struck 1837-48, tho the SCWC does not mention any proofs. Smaller than a U.S. half dollar, the gulden cannot be included with the thalers. One of the results of unification was the termination of separate coinages for each of the independent states, including Bavaria. No gulden were struck after 1871. Bavaria issued coins using the united empire standard in the denominations of 2, 5, 10 and 20 mark during 1871-1918 when the empire collapsed at the end of World War One. King Ludwig I ruled 1825-48.
Recorded mintage: 2,320,000.
Specification: 10.6 g, 0.900 fine silver, .306 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 788 (formerly KM 414).
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3015, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.
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