Frankfurt 1842 2 thaler Dav-641
This specimen was lot 40354 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $860. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Frankfurt. 2 Talers (3-1/2 Gulden), 1842. Free City. NGC MS-63. Highly vibrant and shimmering, this radiant, double-sized crown features captivating cartwheel luster and a delightful golden tinge nearest the peripheries." This type was struck by the free city of Frankfurt am Main 1841-47, 1851-55. Its face value of two thalers was equal to 3½ gulden. City view thalers (KM 326) were issued concurrently 1840-44. Frankfurt was annexed by Prussia in 1866 and her coinage ceased.
Recorded mintage: 287,375 including KM 326.
Specification: 37.10 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-641; KM-329.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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