Pfalz 1770-AS thaler Dav-2543

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Künker Auction 425, lot 2280

This specimen was lot 2280 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €480 (about US$680 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · PFALZ, KURFÜRSTENTUM Karl Theodor, 1743-1799. Konv.-Taler 1770, Mannheim. Attraktive Patina, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 95, Osnabrück 2004, Nr. 3597. (Germany, electorate of the Palatinate, Charles Theodore, 1743-99, convention thaler of 1770, Mannheim mint. Attractive patina, extremely fine.)"

This type was also struck in 1769.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27,81 g.

Catalog reference: KM 429, Dav-2543; Haas 82; Slg. Memmesh. 2514; Slg. Kömmerling (Auktion UBS 65) 523.

Sources:

  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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