Germany 1926-F 2 mark
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This specimen was lot 38453 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Weimar Republic. 2 Mark, 1926-F. Stuttgart Mint. NGC MS-65." This type, issued 1925-27 and 1931, was struck at six mints along with a similar one mark (KM 44). Wilhelmine two mark were 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver; the succeeding two mark struck by the Nazis was 8 g, 0.625 fine silver. It is somewhat expensive; perhaps they were melted during World War Two.
Recorded mintage: 7,115,000, a slightly better date.
Specification: 10 g, 0.500 fine silver, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-45.
- 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.
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