Bavaria 1857 thaler Dav-606

Sincona sale 18, lot 1274

This specimen was lot 1274 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Vereinstaler 1857. München. Vorzüglich. (kingdom of Bavaria, union thaler of 1857, Munich mint, extremely fine.)"

This type is listed for 1857-64 but no proofs are mentioned. The thalers of these years are considerably shrunken from those before the 1830's.

Recorded mintage: 1,560,413.

Specification: 18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver, .536 troy oz ASW, this specimen 18.51 g.

Catalog reference: Kahnt 116. Thun 98, KM 852 (previously KM 468), Dav-606.

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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