Bavaria 1852 2 thaler Dav-601

Ponterio sale 169, lot 10294

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 10294 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $376. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bavaria. 2 Taler, 1852. PCGS AU-55 Secure Holder." This type is the regular issue of 1849-56 and the only such that is reasonably common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 837 (formerly KM 456), Dav-601.

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 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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