Owner Comments:
German Talers since 1800 by John S. Davenport.
Frankfurt am Main Series.
Davenport 653, Taler, Vereinsthaler, 1862.
Commemorative issue: For the German Shooting Festival in 1862.
FREIE STADT FRANKFURT, Crowned eagle with open wings at the center.
EIN GEDENKTHALER ZUM DEUTSCHEN SCHUTZENFESTE, Standing female figure to the left, JULI -- 1862 below.
NO MINTAGE NUMBERS per Krause.
PCGS PR 63.
Edge: STARK IM REICHT.
Davenport 653, KM 371, Thun 146, AKS 44, J. 51, Schw. 84.
18.5200 g., 0.9000 Silver 0.5359 oz. ASW.
Despite being very popular on ANY auctions this Shooting Taler of Frankfurt-am-Main, 1862, still very RARE to be found in Proof-uncirculated condition. Mintage in PROOF is very scarce and only single coins are coming through once or twice a year. We are offering one graded as PR 63 by PCGS. This coin has signature heavy patina covering proof-mirrored fields, dark toning with touch of platinum iridescence - very appealing look for the collectors! Rare find from ANY perspectives!