Bavaria 1902-D 2 mark

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 46019

This specimen was lot 46019 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bavaria. 2 Mark, 1902-D. Munich Mint. Otto. PCGS MS-64." This is a common date of a common type struck in 1891-1908, 1912-1913. It superseded the gulden from before unification. The kingdom was abolished with the collapse of the Empire in 1918.

Recorded mintage: 1,340,789.

Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-913; J-45.

Source:

• Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• 1898 2 mark
• 1901 5 mark
• Baden 1902 2 mark, the 50th anniversary of reign
• Hamburg 1902-J 2 mark
• Saxe-Meiningen 1902-D 2 mark
• Saxony 1902 2 mark
• Saxony 1902 2 mark, death of king Albert
• 1902 5 mark
• 1904 2 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1902