Baden 1888-G 5 mark
This specimen was lot 6148 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €4,200 (about US$5,845 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, BADEN, Friedrich I. 1852-1907. 5 Mark 1888, ohne Querstrich im A. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, grand duchy of Baden, Frederick I, 1852-1907, five mark of 1888, without crossbar in A, rare in this quality, choice example, about uncirculated.)"
This type was struck in rather limited quantities 1875-76 and 1888. This is the scarcest of the three dates. A variety exists (KM 263.2, shown here) with the crossbar missing in the "A" of "BADEN", which earns a premium.
Recorded mintage: 30,111.
Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, 38 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 263.1, J. 27F. Dav-532.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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