Germany 1882-H mark

Künker sale 294, lot 4238

This specimen was lot 4238 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,291 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"REICHSKLEINMÜNZEN, 1 Mark 1882, H. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (unified minor coinage, one mark of 1882-H, very scarce in this condition, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1873-87 at nine mints; this specimen is a product of the Darmstadt mint ("H"). It is a key date. In 1891, a modified eagle was introduced and this denomination was struck in that form until 1918.

Recorded mintage: 109,000.

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

Catalog reference: J. 9, KM 7.

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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

Link to:

• 1881-A mark
• 1881-E mark
• Prussia 1882-A 10 mark
• Reuss-Schleiz 1882-A 10 mark
• Saxe-Meiningen 1882-D 20 mark
• 1883-A mark
• 1883-D mark
• 1883-G mark
• Coins and currency dated 1882
• return to coins of Germany, Empire (1871-1918)