Bavaria 1863 2 thaler Dav-608

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Künker sale 354, lot 5352

This specimen was lot 5352 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,670 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH, Maximilian II. 1848-1864. Doppelter Vereinstaler 1863. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Bavaria, Maximilian II, 1848-64, double union thaler of 1863. Extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1861-64 and is rather scarce.

Recorded mintage: 10,588.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 36.99 g.

Catalog reference: KM 862, AKS 148; Dav-608; Kahnt 126; Thun 100.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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