Prussia 1874-A 10 mark

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Künker Auction 439, lot 2790

This specimen was lot 2790 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €650 (about US$894 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN Wilhelm I., 1861-1888. 10 Mark 1874 A. Fast Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung Jürgen und Erika Schmidt, Bovenden. Erworben am 26. November 1995 von der Münzhandlung M. Kupersky, Wetzlar. (kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, ten mark of 1874. About uncirculated.)"

The first ten mark was struck 1872-73 in substantial numbers from the Berlin (mintmark "A", shown here), Hannover (mintmark "B") and Frankfurt (mintmark "C") mints. It was superseded in 1874 by this type with a revised reverse. Tho this later type was struck 1874-83, 1886 and 1888, it is not as common as KM 502. There is a concurrent twenty mark gold piece with a similar design.

Recorded mintage: 862,876 plus proofs, a common date.

Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold, 19.5 mm diameter, decorated edge.

Catalog reference: Fr-3822, KM 504, J. 245A.

Sources:

  • 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, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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