2 Gulden Constitutional Convention

Features

Issuer	Free imperial city of Frankfurt (German States)
Period	Free City (1372-1866)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1848
Value	2 Gulden
Currency	Gulden (1838-1866)
Composition	Silver (.900)
Weight	21.211 g
Diameter	36 mm
Thickness	2.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 31096
References	AKS# 38 Paul Arnold, Harald Küthmann, Dirk Steinhilber; 2022. Großer deutscher Münzkatalog: von 1800 bis heute = Great German Coin Catalog (37^th Edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. , Jaeg 6 FHI# 45 Kurt Jaeger; 1959. Die Münzprägungen der deutschen Staaten vor Einführung der Reichswährung / Band 6. Frankfurt, Hessen und Isenburg. Munzen & Medaillen, Basel, Switzerland. , JuF# 1126 Paul Joseph, Eduard Fellner. Die Münzen von Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany (3 volumes). , KM# 337 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , KahntDS# 175 Helmut Kahnt. Deutsche Silbermünzen 1800-1872. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes). , Thun# 134 Norbert Thun; 1979. Deutsche Taler, Doppelgulden, Doppeltaler von 1800-1871 = German Thalers, Double Guldens, Double Thalers from 1800-1871. Verlag Frankfurter Numismatik, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. , Dav GT III# 643 John Stewart Davenport; 1949. German Talers since 1800. Spink & Son, Galesburg, Illinois, United States.

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Commemorative issue

Constitutional Convention

Obverse

Coins were struck in anticipation of the Constitutional Convention scheduled to take place May 1, 1848; When the convention was delayed until May 18, 1848 the coins were recalled and the dies were altered to reflect this new date

Script: Latin

Lettering: CONSTITUIRENDE VERSAMMLUNG I.D.F. STADT FRANKFURT 18. MAI 1848 *

Reverse

Crowned Eagle Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: BERATHUNG Ü. GRÜNDUNG E. DEUTSCHEN PARLAMENTS 31 MÄRZ 1848 *

Edge

Script: Latin

Lettering: ZWEY *** GULDEN ***

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1848			8 600							$ 370

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Actual silver weight: 0.614 oz

Current silver price: 68.34 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Katz PREMIUM AUCTION 175 Lot 1000	22 Nov 2025	UNC	USD 208.11 (EUR 180.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232544 Lot 65130	23 Oct 2025	UNC (PCGS MS63)	USD 432.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232519 Lot 62096	1 May 2025	UNC (NGC MS62)	USD 408.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 1315	8 Feb 2025	UNC	USD 350.32 (EUR 303.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2024 November 10 Spotlight: German States World Coins Showcase Auction 61414 Lot 25081	10 Nov 2024	UNC (PCGS MS64)	USD 780.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232430 Lot 64266	18 Jul 2024	UNC (NGC MS60)	USD 222.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2023 September 25 Spotlight: German States World Coins Showcase Auction 61325 Lot 24132	25 Sep 2023	UNC (NGC MS62)	USD 312.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2023 September 25 Spotlight: German States World Coins Showcase Auction 61325 Lot 24131	25 Sep 2023	UNC (NGC MS63)	USD 336.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232311 Lot 63291	9 Mar 2023	UNC (NGC MS63+)	USD 324.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232210 Lot 62488	3 Mar 2022	UNC (NGC MS64)	USD 840.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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