Prussia 1883-A 2 mark
This specimen was lot 6257 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €950 (about US$1,322 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN, Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. 2 Mark 1883, A. Fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William II, 1888-1918, two mark of 1883, about uncirculated.)"
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: 164,172.
Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 506, J. 96A.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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