Bavaria 1859 thaler Dav-606

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Heritage sale 3015, lot 24768
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 24768 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $1,725. The catalog description[1] noted, "Bavaria. Maximilian II Taler 1859, Proof 65 PCGS, superb old-time patina with iridescent surfaces, very flashy and attractive." 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: 2,661,000.

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

Catalog reference: 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3015, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.

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