Baden 1877-G 5 mark
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This specimen was lot 12100 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $511. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Baden. 5 Mark, 1877. NGC AU-55." This type was struck 1877 only and is rather scarce. Several German states issued gold five mark in 1877 but the denomination was abandoned in favor of a silver five mark, gold being restricted to ten and twenty mark pieces.
Recorded mintage: 345,000.
Specification: 1.99 g, 0.900 fine gold, .067 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-3759; KM-266.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.
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