Frankfurt 1861 2 thaler Dav-651
This specimen was lot 3656 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $481.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Frankfurt. 2 Taler, 1861. NGC MS-63. Lightly toned." This type was struck by the free city of Frankfurt am Main 1860-62 and 1866. Its face value of two thalers was equal to 3½ gulden. A similar one thaler was also minted 1859-65. As the thaler shrank from the convention thaler (28.06 g) to the vereinsthaler (18.52 g), the double thaler came back into fashion for commemoratives. Frankfurt was annexed by Prussia in 1866 and its coinage ceased.
Recorded mintage: 1,787,000 (highest mintage date).
Specification: 37.04 g, 0.900 fine silver, 1.071 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 365, Dav-651.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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