Germany 1875-F mark

from Stack's Bowers June 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71059

This specimen was lot 71059 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Empire. Mark, 1875-F. Stuttgart Mint. Wilhelm I. PCGS MS-65. This beautifully preserved minor silver coin boasts sharply struck devices, smooth lustrous surfaces and rich lovely mottled patina with iridescent hues that pop out when rotated in the light." This coin is a silver mark from a type issued 1873-87 from the Berlin (mintmark "A"), Hannover (mintmark "B", closed 1878), Frankfurt (mintmark "C", closed 1878), Munich (mintmark "D"), Dresden (mintmark "E", moved to Muldenhutten in 1887), Stuttgart (mintmark "F", shown here), Karlsruhe (mintmark "G"), Darmstadt (mintmark "H", closed 1876) and Hamburg (mintmark "J") mints. Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of two mark and up were permitted for the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. The one mark was struck until 1916. This date is scarce only in choice condition. The pre-war silver marks are not rare but the 1914-16 issues were almost completely hoarded, making them common today in all grades.

Recorded mintage: 7,074,000.

Specification: 5.55 g, 0.900 fine silver, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 7; J-9.

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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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