Prussia 1889-A 10 mark

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Künker sale 354, lot 6521

This specimen was lot 6521 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$18,092 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN, Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 10 Mark 1889, A. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Polierte Platte. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William II, 1888-1918, ten mark of 1889. Very scarce in this quality, proof.)"

This is a rare date and a one year type.

Recorded mintage: 23,942 + proofs.

Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold, .115 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 517, J. 249.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • [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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