Frankfurt 1846 gulden

Steve Album sale 54, lot 760

This specimen was lot 790 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $510. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Free City, AR gulden, 1846, a lovely example! PCGS graded MS66. Finest graded at PCGS." This denomination, slightly larger than a French two francs, was struck in Frankfurt 1838-63. This date is common for the type, which was issued 1842-55. It was accompanied by a half gulden and double gulden (Dav-642). Frankfurt was annexed to Prussia in 1866 and her coinage ended.

Recorded mintage: 119,810.

Specification: 10.60 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-331, Joseph & Fellner-1107.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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