Coin and Paper Money Collecting/Please Help!!!!

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Hello, i have spent a couple hours now trying to fnid this coin and what exectly it is.  On the front of the coin it says FREIE STADT at the top and at the bottom the word FRANKFURT. Their is a bird with its wings spred on the front. On the back it looks like a reef of somekind with inside saying 3-1/2 Gulden and below that 2 Thaler. The date is 1843. On the back close by the top edge it says VEREINSMUNZE. On the Bottom in real small letters it says VII EINE F. MARK. Around the edge of the coin it says CONVENTION VOM * 30 IULY * 1838 *.  Please help and thank you for your time.Have a nice day!

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Hi Hays,
This is a silver 2 thaler from the German State of Hamburg. Depending on condition, it can be worth anywhere from around $50 for a coin with heavy wear up to $1,000+ for one in perfect condition with luster.
If you can attach a clear picture of the side with the eagle, I can give you a more specific grade and value for your coin.
Thanks!

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Dmitry Livshits

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My specialty is world coins from the 18th to 20th centuries, primarily non-US foreign coins and related areas such as errors and exonumia (tokens, medals, etc.). I can answer questions relating to identification, grading, selling, preservation and evaluation of such items. In addition to catalog value, I can give you the practical market value and trends for specific types of coins. I will also take questions regarding counterfeits (both modern and antique) and on how to identify them. I am NOT knowledgeable in paper money/banknotes, ancient or "shipwreck" coins. Thank you.

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Collector of world coins since early childhood. Access to a variety of auction records and reference material. You can also find me on Facebook.

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A.S. in Psychology (2006), B.A. in Forensic Psychology (2008), M.A. in Forensic Psychology (2011).

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