Prussia 1877-A 2 mark
This specimen was lot 4193 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €120 (about US$167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. 2 Mark 1877, A. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, two mark of 1877. Very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was issued 1876-80, 1883-84 from Berlin (shown here), Hannover ("B") and Frankfurt ("C"). The issues of 1876-77 are common but 1879-80, 1883-84 are scarce. The next silver two mark was issued in 1888 for Frederick III. The two mark was slightly larger than the old gulden popular in south Germany.
Recorded mintage: 3,633,572.
Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: J. 96A, KM 506.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
Link to:
- 1876-A 2 mark
- 1876-C 2 mark
- 1876-A 5 mark
- 1876-B 5 mark
- 1876-C 5 mark
- Bavaria 1877-D 2 mark
- Hamburg 1877-J 2 mark
- Hesse 1877-H 2 mark
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1877-A 2 mark
- Reuss 1877-B 2 mark
- Saxony 1877-E 2 mark
- Wurttemberg 1877-F 2 mark
- 1877-B 2 mark
- 1877-A gold 5 mark
- 1877-B gold 5 mark
- 1877-C gold 5 mark
- 1877-C 10 mark
- 1878-A mark
- 1878-A gold 5 mark
- 1879-A 10 mark
- 1883-A 2 mark
- Coins and currency dated 1877