Germany 1934-F 2 mark KM-84

from the Stacks Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 22482

This specimen was lot 22482 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. 2 Mark, 1934-F. PCGS PROOF-65 CAMEO. Struck to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the birth of Friedrich Schiller. Strong mottled olive and gold toning dominates on the obverse with evidence of deeply reflective fields throughout." This type, the last non-Nazi coin of the Third Reich, was accompanied by a five mark (KM 85).

Recorded mintage: 300,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 8 g, 0.625 fine silver, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 84.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• Germany 1933-A 5 mark Martin Luther
• 1934-A 2 mark, Potsdam Garrison Church
• 1934-E 2 mark, Potsdam Garrison Church
• 1934-F 2 mark, Potsdam Garrison Church
• 1934-J 2 mark, Potsdam Garrison Church
• 1934-F 5 mark, Schiller
• 1934-A 5 mark, Potsdam Garrison Church with extra date
• 1934-F 5 mark, Potsdam Garrison Church with extra date
• 1934-J 5 mark, Potsdam Garrison Church with extra date
• 1934-D 5 mark, Potsdam Garrison Church
• 1937-A 2 mark, Hindenburg
• Coins and currency dated 1934
• return to coins of Germany, Third Reich (1933-1945)