Prussia 1898-A 2 mark

Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74570

This specimen was lot 74570 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $840. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. 2 Mark, 1898-A. Berlin Mint. Wilhelm II. PCGS PROOF-64. This lovely Proof exhibits flashy fields and fine design detail. The surfaces are darkly toned, with russet, cobalt, and lilac in the color mix. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This type was struck 1891-1912 and is common tho not so common as the commemorative KM-532.

Recorded mintage: 1,045,187, a better date.

Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-522; J-102.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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• Coins and currency dated 1898