Germany 2002-J 200 euro
This specimen was lot 2588 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,965 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN AB 1871 · REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 200 Euro 2002 J. Übergang zur Währungsunion - Einführung des Euro. 31,10 g Feingold. GOLD. In Originaletui mit Zertifikat. Stempelglanz. (Germany, Federal Republic, 200 euro of 2002, Hamburg mint, for the introduction of the euro. In original box with certificate, uncirculated.)"
This NCLT was struck at all five of the republic's mints (A, D, F, G and J). It was accompanied by a half ounce coin (KM 220) theoretically worth 100 euro.
Recorded mintage: 20,000 each at Berlin (A), Munich (D), Stuttgart (F), Karlsruhe (G) and Hamburg (J).
Specifications: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine gold, 32.5 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: Fr-3879, KM 221, J. 494.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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