Bremen 1904-J 2 mark

Goldberg sale 69, lot 4796

This specimen was lot 4716 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $345. The catalog description ^[2] noted, "German States - Bremen. 2 Mark, 1904-J. Choice silvery white example. NGC graded MS-67." The free city of Bremen, long a rival to Hamburg, struck few coins under the Empire (1871-1918). These are limited to this two mark, a five mark of 1906, a twenty mark of 1906 and a ten mark of 1907.

Recorded mintage: 100,000 plus 200 proofs.

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

Catalog reference: KM-250; J-59.

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.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Paul Rynearson, Goldberg sale 69: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2012.

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• Hesse 1904 2 mark
• Lubeck 1904-A 2 mark
• Prussia 1904-A 2 mark
• Saxony 1904 2 mark, regular issue
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• Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1904-A 2 mark
• Schaumburg-Lippe 1904-A 2 mark
• Wurttemberg 1904-F 2 mark
• 1906 20 mark
• 1906 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1904
• return to coins of German States, Bremen