Bavaria 1856 2 thaler Dav-605

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Sincona sale 18, lot 1273

This specimen was lot 1273 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 650 (about US$856 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Doppelter Vereinstaler 1856. München Denkmal König Maximilians in Lindau. Gutes vorzüglich-vorzüglich. (kingdom of Bavaria, double thaler of 1856, Munich mint, on the king's visit to Lindau, extremely fine.)"

This commemorative honored a monument erected to king Maximilian II.

Recorded mintage: 1,152.

Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 36.92 g.

Catalog reference: Kahnt 124. Thun 96, KM 850, Dav-605.

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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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