Frankfurt 1862 thaler Dav-653
The first specimen was lot 3754 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it sold for 75 CHF (about US$95 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Frankfurt, Stadt Vereinstaler 1862. Deutsches Schützenfest. Vorzüglich. (City of Frankfurt, union thaler of 1862, on the German Shooting Festival, extremely fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 3966 in Goldberg sale 84 (Los Angeles, January 2015), where it sold for $199.75. The catalog description[2] noted, "German States: Frankfurt am Main. Taler, 1862. German Shooting Festival. Toned. ANACS graded MS-63." This type was struck in 1862 and is common. After the collapse of the unification movement of 1848, shooting festivals became popular as rallies for German patriotism.
Recorded mintage: 44,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver, the first specimen 18,51 g.
Catalog reference: Kahnt 171, Thun 146, Dav-653, KM 371.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
- [2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 84: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.
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