Frankfurt 1862 1/2 gulden

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Künker sale 293, lot 803

This specimen was lot 803 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €240 (about US$324 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKFURT, STADT, 1/2 Gulden 1862. R Kl. Stempelfehler, vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Frankfurt, half gulden of 1862. Scarce, light hairlines, extremely fine.)"

This denomination, slightly larger than a French franc, was struck in Frankfurt 1838-49 and 1862. This last date is rare.

Recorded mintage: 13,762.

Specification: 5.29 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: AKS 17; J. 37, KM 368.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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