Bavaria 1827 thaler Dav-560

Ponterio sale 169, lot 10291

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

The first specimen was lot 10291 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $294. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bavaria. Taler, 1827. Commemorative of the founding of the Order of Ludwig. PCGS AU-55 Secure Holder." Three different commemorative thalers were issued for 1827, of which this is the less common. A similar thaler (Dav-561) was issued for the founding of the Theresien Order by the queen the same year.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-560; KM-732.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 1826 thaler death of Reichenbach and Fraunhofer
• 1826 thaler University
• 1827 3 kreuzer
• 1827 thaler customs treaty
• 1827 thaler, Theresien Order
• (1827-35) goldgulden
• 1828 thaler Family
• Coins and currency dated 1827
• return to coins of German States, Bavaria