Prussia 1872-A 20 mark

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Künker sale 386, lot 6189

This specimen was lot 6189 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,034 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN, Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. 20 Mark 1872, A. Erstabschlag, winz. Kratzer, fast Stempelglanz. (kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, twenty mark of 1872. First strike, minor scratch, about uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1871-73 only but in such numbers that it is one of the most common twenty mark.

Recorded mintage: 7,717,623, a common date.

Specification: 7.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Fr-3813; KM 501, J. 243A.

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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