Prussia 1906-A 2 mark

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Künker sale 354, lot 6273

This specimen was lot 6273 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €95 (about US$132 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN, Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 2 Mark 1906, A. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William II, 1888-1918, two mark of 1906, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1891-93, 1896-1908, 1911-1912 and most dates are common. The two mark was slightly larger than the old gulden popular in south Germany.

Recorded mintage: 4,019,250 + 85 proofs.

Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 522, J. 102.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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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