AUSTRIA silver 2 gulden 1879
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Hi there;
I owe an old silver coin that I would like to sell.
Here is its description:Around the rim:
ZWEI. GULDEN . XLV. KET. FORINT*Front:
Portrait of a couple;
FRANC.IOS.I.D.G.AUSTR.IMP.ET.HUNG.REX.AP.ELISABETHA.IMP.ET.REG*Back:
Goddess Fortuna with Cornucopia
QUINTUM.MATRIMONII.LUSTRUM.CELEBRANT.XXIV.APRILIS.MDCCCLXXIX*What is the catalog value and would you be interested in buying it?
Sincerely, Karin Lacy
Chico, CA, karinlacy@gmail.com
1879 Austrian Silver Commemorative Coin
Hi Karin Lacy, it is an Austrian 2 Gulden (equal to two florins or forints) piece commemorating the silver wedding (25th) anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth in 1879. This silver coin should weigh 24.69 grams and would contain .7145 of an ounce of silver. It may be worth about $15 (heavy wear) - $35 (moderate wear) - $65 (light wear)- up to $150 (if uncirculated).
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i have a coin similar but it has there portrait but with the upper body also they are embossed? it sticks up like 1/8″ . The name A. scharff is on josefs shoulder
On the portrait side :
franz josef I kaiser v osterreich ap koen v ung u elisabeth kaiserin u koen
opposite:
there is a portrait of what looks like them getting married. Its those two and what looks like another women and a lower class person. its very detailed too and is also sticking up about and 1/8″. the inscriptions says the residents of vienna celebrate there 25th aniversary.
I want to get a value and to know what it is even i dont think its a coin.
I would like to buy this coin for $65.00.
Nancy Attardo
sattardo@rochester.rr.com