Hamburg 1879-J 20 mark

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Sincona sale 18, lot 1716

This specimen was lot 1716 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 850 (about US$1,120 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"20 Mark 1879. Hamburg Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Hamburg, twenty mark of 1879, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1875-84 and 1887-89. Several German states issued gold five mark in 1877 but the denomination was abandoned in favor of a silver five mark, gold being restricted to ten and twenty mark pieces. This date is rare.

Recorded mintage: 104,000.

Specification: 7.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW, this specimen 7.95 g.

Catalog reference: J. 210, KM 602 (formerly KM 289), Fr-3776.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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