Bavaria 1890-D 10 mark
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This specimen was lot 4997 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,706 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, BAYERN, Otto II. 1886-1913. 10 Mark 1890. Prachtexemplar. Fast Stempelglanz. (kingdom of Bavaria, Otto II, 1886-1913, ten mark of 1890. Cabinet example, about uncirculated.)"
This type of 1890-1900 is common. The ten mark is quite a bit more affordable than the twenty mark. King Otto ruled under a regency for his entire reign.
Recorded mintage: 421,565 plus proofs.
Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-3770; KM-911, J. 199.
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- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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