View source for Frankfurt 1843 2 thaler Dav-641

[[Image:Frankfurt 1843 2 thaler Sincona 4-04363.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 4, lot 4363]]

This specimen was lot 4363 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011) where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$432 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Frankfurt, Stadt Doppelter Vereinstaler 1843. Adler. Kl. Kr. Vorzüglich-FDC.'' ([[Germany]], city of Frankfurt, double thaler of 1843, eagle obverse; hairlines, about uncirculated)."</blockquote>  This type was struck by the free city of Frankfurt am Main 1841-47, 1851-55. Its face value of two thalers was equal to 3½ gulden. City view thalers ([[Frankfurt 1841 2 thalers Dav-640|KM 326]]) were issued concurrently 1840-44. Frankfurt was annexed by Prussia in 1866 and her coinage ceased. 

''Recorded mintage:'' 123,000.

''Specification:'' 37.10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 1.074 troy oz ASW, lettered edge, this specimen 37,15 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Kahnt 182, Thun 131, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-641]], KM 329.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2011.

''Link to:''
* [[Bavaria 1839 2 thaler Dav-583]]
* [[Frankfurt 1842 2 thaler Dav-641|1842 double thaler, eagle and value]]
* [[Frankfurt 1843 kreuzer|1843 kreuzer]]
* [[Frankfurt 1843 gulden|1843 gulden]]
* [[Frankfurt 1843 2 thaler Dav-640|1843 double thaler, city view]]
* [[Baden 1843 2 thaler Dav-524|Baden 1843 double thaler]]
* [[Bavaria 1843 2 thaler Dav-589|Bavaria 1843 double thaler]]
* [[Bavaria 1843 2 thaler Dav-590|Bavaria 1843 double thaler, opening of the Academy]]
* [[Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1843 2 thaler Dav-718|Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1843 double thaler]]
* [[Lippe-Detmold 1843-A 2 thaler Dav-724|Lippe-Detmold 1843-A double thaler]]
* [[Reuss-Schleiz 1843-A 2 thaler Dav-801|Reuss-Schleiz 1843-A double thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Altenburg 1843-G 2 thaler Dav-811|Saxe-Altenburg 1843-G double thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1843-G 2 thaler Dav-819|Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1843-G double thaler]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1843 2 thaler Dav-956|Wurttemberg 1843 double thaler]]
* [[Frankfurt 1847 2 thaler Dav-641|1847 double thaler, eagle and value]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1843]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Frankfurt]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 2, 3, 4]]