Prussia 1900-A 2 mark

Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74571

This specimen was lot 74571 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. 2 Mark, 1900-A. Berlin Mint. Wilhelm II. PCGS PROOF-64. A gorgeous Proof, not often seen, with reflective fields and frosty raised devices. Its surfaces are saturated with dark toning colors, including dark gray, cyan, and plum. 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: 2,581,537, a fairly common 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.

Link to:

• 1899 2 mark
• Hamburg 1900-J 2 mark
• Oldenburg 1900-A 2 mark
• 1900-A 5 mark, regular issue
• 1900 20 mark
• 1901 2 mark, bicentennial of the kingdom
• Coins and currency dated 1900