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Posted by: anonymous  2015-03-06
Austria. 2 Talers, 1857-A (Vienna). Dav-20; KM-2246.1. Franz Joseph, 1848-1916. For the completion of the South Austrian railways. Laureate head right. Reverse: Steam engine, paddle-wheel boat, and lighthouse, with flanking arabesques and shields at bottom. Beautiful original old iridescent to ...

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Posted by: spider  2014-06-13
KM# 2246.1 2 THALER37.0371 g., 0.9000 Silver 1.0718 oz. ASW Subject: Opening ofViena-Trieste Railway Obverse: Wreath tips point between “KA”of “KAISER” Note: Varieties exist. Austria Austrian Empire 1857

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Posted by: spider  2014-06-15
Franz Joseph I 2 Taler 1857A Railway, KM#2246.1, MS63 PCGS, struck to celebrate the opening of the Vienna to Trieste railway. A gorgeous example of this ever-popular commemorative crown with untoned prooflike surfaces and just a hint a faint hairlines in the fields. Krause catalog price(s) fo ...