Bavaria 1846 2 thaler Dav-595
This specimen was lot 3706 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it sold for 550 CHF (about US$696 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Bayern, Königreich Ludwig I. 1825-1848. Doppelter Vereinstaler 1846. Ludwigskanal. Haarlinien und kl. Kr. Vorzüglich aus Polierter Platte. (Kingdom of Bavaria, Louis I, 1825-48, double union thaler of 1846, on the opening of the Ludwigs Canal. Light hairlines, extremely fine on a polished planchet.)"
This type honored the opening of the Ludwigs Canal joining the Rhine and Main Rivers. This canal fell out of use after the coming of the railroad and silted up. It was greatly enlarged and reopened in the late 1980's as the Rhine-Main Canal.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 37,16 g.
Catalog reference: Kahnt 113. Thun 86, Dav-595, KM 822 (formerly KM 441).
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
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