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This specimen was lot 2293 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €110 (about US$156 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · PFALZ, KURFÜRSTENTUM Karl Theodor, 1743-1799. 1/2 Konv.-Taler 1791, Mannheim. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Pfalz|electorate of the Palatinate]], Charles Theodore, 1743-99, half convention thaler of 1791, Mannheim mint. Very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1784-88 and 1791-93 and is common for a half thaler of this state. Karl Theodor inherited the electorate of Bavaria on the death of its incumbent in 1777, thus uniting all the branches of the Wittelsbach family. Lacking legitimate heirs, his realm passed to a cousin, Maximilian I Joseph, duke of Zweibrücken.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 14,01 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 468, Haas 304; Slg. Memmesh. -; Hahn 392; Slg. Kömmerling (Auktion UBS 65) -.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>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.

''Links:''
* [[Pfalz 1790-AS 1/2 thaler|1790-AS half thaler, for the vicariat]]
* [[Pfalz 1790-AS thaler Dav-1972|1790-AS thaler, for the vicariat]]
* [[Pfalz 1792-AS 1/2 thaler KM-485|1792-AS half thaler, for the vicariat]]
* [[Pfalz 1793-AS 1/2 thaler|1793-AS half thaler]]
* [[Bavaria 1793-AS thaler Dav-1959|1793-AS thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1791]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 423, 424, 425, 426]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]]

Pfalz 1791-AS 1/2 thaler - Revision history

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