Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1874-A 10 mark

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Künker sale 386, lot 6187

This specimen was lot 6187 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €26,000 (about US$33,597 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1860-1904. 10 Mark 1874. Seltener Jahrgang in außergewöhnlicher Qualität. Fast Stempelglanz. (grand duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Frederick William, 1860-1904, ten mark of 1874. Rare date in this outstanding quality, about uncirculated.)"

This type was also struck in 1880; both dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: 3,000.

Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 106, J. 237.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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.
  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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