Bavaria 1841 2 thaler Dav-584
This specimen was lot 65 in Schulman auction 389 (Amsterdam, December 2025), where it sold for €280 (about US$395 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "German States - 2 Thaler or 31/2 Gulden 1841, Silver, LUDWIG I 1825-1848, BAYERN Birth of crown prince Ludwig. Head right. Rev. female figure standing facing raising shield. Ex Cherry Tree Collection. PCGS Genuine AU Details. Cleaned." This type was struck 1839-41 and is not rare in lightly circulated condition. Curiously, while the auctioneer's cataloging data is correct, the description more closely matches that of Dav-593. As the thaler shrank from the convention thaler (28.06 g) to the vereinsthaler (18.52 g), the double thaler came back into fashion for commemoratives.
Recorded mintage: 449,607.
Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver, 41 mm diameter, lettered edge, this specimen 37.03 g.
Catalog reference: KM 805 (formerly KM 426), Dav-584, AKS 73; J. 64; Thun 73; Witt. 2719..
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 389: Ex Cherry Tree Collection, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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