Frankfurt 1863 gulden

from the Stacks Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 22583

This specimen was lot 22583 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $552. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Frankfurt. Gulden, 1863. PCGS MS-66 Secure Holder. Wonderfully preserved with russet and blue-green tone over the minimally handled surfaces. A scarcer two year type." This type was struck 1863-63 and is expensive. Frankfurt was annexed to Prussia in 1866, ending a thousand years of independence.

Recorded mintage: 55,534.

Specification: 10.58 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-369.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• 1861 gulden
• Baden 1863 gulden, First Shooting Festival at Mannheim
• 1863 thaler, Prince's Day
• Coins and currency dated 1863
• return to coins of German States, Frankfurt