Bavaria 1802 thaler Dav-542
This specimen was lot 3593 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €3,400 (about US$4,449 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BAYERN, SEIT 1623 KURFÜRSTENTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH: Maximilian I. (IV.) Joseph, 1799-1806-1825. Konv.-Taler 1802. Mit "MAXIM · JOSEPH" in der Vorderseitenumschrift. RR Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Patina, winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich + . (Germany, electorate of Bavaria, Maximilian Joseph, 1799-1825, convention thaler of 1802, with "MAXIM · JOSEPH" in the obverse legend. Rare, attractive example with nice patina, hairlined, extremely fine or better.)"
This one year type is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, 40-41 mm diameter, this specimen 27.95 g.
Catalog reference: KM 657.1, AKS 5 Anm.; Dav-542; Kahnt 51; Thun 33.
- 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.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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