Austria Franz Joseph I Proof "Railway" 2 Taler 1857-A PR62 Cameo

Austria
Franz Joseph I Proof "Railway" 2 Taler 1857-A PR62 Cameo NGC, Vienna mint, KM2246.1, Dav-20. Wreath tips between "KA." Commemorating the completion of the South Austrian Railway between Vienna and Trieste, a technological feat at the time, spanning approximately 350 miles in length and featuring one of the earlier depictions of a locomotive on a coin. A sought-after caliber for this more contested type, the piece at hand wears reflective mirrors that are tinted with a hint of champagne tone throughout.

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