Hesse 1877-H 2 mark
This specimen was lot 2180 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Hessen, Grossherzogtum, Ludwig III. 1848-1877 2 Mark 1877 H. Darmstadt. Schön-sehr schön. (Germany, grand duchy of Hesse, Louis III, 1848-77, two mark of 1877, Darmstadt mint. Fine-very fine.)"
Of the two major divisions of Hesse, Hesse-Cassel chose the wrong side in the Austro-Prussian war and found herself annexed to Prussia. Hesse-Darmstadt survived to become the Grand Duchy of plain Hesse. This two mark was issued 1876-77 only and is scarce despite the substantial mintage. The Darmstadt mint closed in 1882.
Recorded mintage: 338,000.
Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 10.89 g.
Catalog reference: J. 66; KM-355.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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- 1877-B 50 pfennig
- 1877-E 50 pfennig
- 1877-F 50 pfennig
- 1877-J 50 pfennig
- Bavaria 1877-D 2 mark
- Hamburg 1877-J 2 mark
- Prussia 1877-A 2 mark
- Prussia 1877-B 2 mark
- Reuss 1877-B 2 mark
- Wurttemberg 1877-F 2 mark
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1877-A 2 mark
- Saxony 1877-E 2 mark
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