Baden 1888-G 10 mark
This specimen was lot 30004 in Heritage sale 3041 (Chicago, August 2015), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description[1] noted, "Baden. Friedrich I gold 10 Mark 1888-G MS65 NGC, Karlsruhe mint, Seemingly very high-end, even at this lofty Gem grade, with sparkling luster over the obverse and reverse as a result of significant as-made die polish lines in the fields and no significant marks that distract the eye. Like so many other coins in this impressive Kaiser Collection cabinet, the finest example of the date thus far certified by NGC or PCGS. From The Kaiser Collection of German Gold Coins." This type was struck 1875-81 and 1888. 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. This date is common.
Recorded mintage: 122,036 plus proofs.
Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 264, Jaeger-186, Fr-3756.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World & Ancient Coins Auction 3041, featuring the Eric Beckman Collection of Canadian Coins, the Kaiser Collection of German Gold Coins and the Rudman Collection of Mexican Coins, Part I, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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