Bavaria 1855 2 gulden Dav-600

Sincona sale 9, lot 3712

This specimen was lot 3712 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Bayern, Königreich Maximilian II. 1848-1864. Doppelgulden 1855. Gutes vorzüglich. (Kingdom of Bavaria, Maximilian II, 1848-64, double gulden of 1855, good extremely fine.)"

This type is the regular issue of 1848-56 and is reasonably common.

Recorded mintage: 585,000.

Specification: 21.21 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 21.17 g.

Catalog reference: Kahnt 117, Thun 90, Dav-600, KM 828 (formerly KM 446).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.

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