Germany 1883-A mark

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38419

This specimen was lot 38419 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $576. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Empire. Mark, 1883-A. Berlin Mint. Wilhelm I. NGC MS-65." This type was struck 1873-87 at nine mints; this specimen is a product of the Berlin mint ("A"). It is a better date but not rare. In 1891, a modified eagle was introduced and this denomination was struck in that form until 1916.

Recorded mintage: 809,280, a better date.

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

Catalog reference: KM-7; J-9.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Links to:

• 1882-H mark
• 1883-D mark
• 1883-G mark
• Prussia 1883-A 10 mark
• Prussia 1883-A 20 mark
• 1885-A mark
• Coins and currency dated 1883