View source for Bavaria 1824 thaler Dav-554

[[Image:K354-5332.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 5332]]

This specimen was lot 5332 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,644 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH, Maximilian I. (IV.) Joseph, 1799-1806-1825. Konv.-Taler 1824. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Bavaria|kingdom of Bavaria]], Maximilian Joseph, 1806-25, convention thaler of 1824. Scarce in this quality, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type, struck 1822-25, is rather scarce compared to the similar convention thaler of 1807-22.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.90 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 716, AKS 49; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-554]]; Kahnt 70; Thun 46. 

''[[Bibliography|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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>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.

''Link to:''
* [[Bavaria 1823 thaler Dav-554|1823 thaler]]
* [[Bavaria 1825 thaler Dav-554|1825 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1824]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]