Prussia 1888-A 5 mark Dav-788

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40541

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40541 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $1,586. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. 5 Mark, 1888-A. NGC MS-64. One year type. Toned." This type is quite a bit scarcer than that issued for his late father, Friedrich II (Dav-787). The later issue with a redesigned reverse (Dav-789) is common.

Recorded mintage: 56,000 plus 200,000 for Friedrich II.

Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-788; KM-513.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 1888 2 mark, Friedrich III
• 1888 2 mark, Wilhelm II
• Baden 1888-G 5 mark
• Bavaria 1888-D 5 mark
• Hamburg 1888-J 5 mark
• Hesse 1888-A 5 mark
• 1888 5 mark, Friedrich III
• Wurttemberg 1888-F 5 mark
• 1888 10 mark, Wilhelm I
• 1888 20 mark, Friedrich III
• 1888 20 mark, Wilhelm II
• 1893 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1888