Frankfurt 1862 thaler Dav-652

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in Frankfurt in 1862-65, just prior to that city's annexation by Prussia. The previous thaler (Dav-649) had a slightly different hairstyle. This date is common. Double thalers exist (Dav-651) and are even more common.

Recorded mintage: 312,000.

Specification: 18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM 370.

Sources:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1860 thaler
• 1861 gulden
• 1861 double thaler
• 1862 half gulden
• 1862 thaler, shooting festival
• 1862 double thaler
• Frankfurt 1863 thaler Dav-654
• 1865 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1862