Pfalz 1781-AS thaler Dav-1960

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Sincona sale 66, lot 1184

This specimen was lot 1184 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$263 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND | Pfalz | -Kurlinie. Karl Theodor, 1742-1799. Taler 1781, Mannheim. Fast vorzüglich. Kleine Schrötlingsfehler und etwas justiert. (Germany, electorate of Pfalz, Charles Theodore, 1742-99, thaler of 1781, Mannheim mint. About extremely fine, Minor flan flaws and slightly adjusted.)"

Karl Theodor was originally count of the Palatinate and ascended to the electorate of Bavaria on the death of his cousin. The Pfalz, or Palatinate, was occupied and annexed to France in 1799 and was not returned to Bavaria until the Congress of Vienna. The Electorate was abolished and Pfalz was merely another province of Bavaria, whose ruler was promoted to king.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.87 g.

Catalog reference: KM 464, Hahn 394. Dav-1960.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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