Bavaria 1853 2 gulden Dav-600
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This specimen was lot 46016 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bavaria. 2 Gulden, 1853. Munich Mint. Maximilian II. NGC MS-63." Double gulden were struck along with gulden and half gulden in parallel with the thaler series. Two thaler = 3½ gulden. This type was struck 1848-56 and is common. It is the last of its denomination.
Recorded mintage: 634,178.
Specification: 21.21 g, 0.900 fine silver, 36 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-600; KM 828 (formerly KM 446).
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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