Frankfurt 1848 2 gulden Dav-642

Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74527

This specimen was lot 74527 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Frankfurt. 2 Gulden, 1848. Frankfurt Mint. Free City. PCGS MS-63. Vibrant underlying luster amplifies the soft pastel tones and bold originality." This type was struck 1845-56 and is fairly common. Frankfurt was annexed to Prussia in 1866 and her coinage ended.

Recorded mintage: 146,571.

Specification: 21.21 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-642; KM-333.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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