Prussia 1910-A 20 mark

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Künker sale 294, lot 4139

This specimen was lot 4139 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,561 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 20 Mark 1910, A. In US-Plastikholder der PCGS mit der Bewertung PR 64 DEEP CAMEO. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Winz. Kratzer, polierte Platte. (unified gold coinage, kingdom of Prussia, William II, 1888-1918, twenty mark of 1910, in PCGS PR 64 DEEP CAMEO HOLDER. Rare in this grade, minor marks, proof.)"

This specimen is one of a type struck 1890-1913 at Berlin (mintmark "A") and Hamburg (mintmark "J"). Most of the later dates, including this one, are common but the proofs are rare.

Recorded mintage: 8,646,000 + 753,000 from Hamburg.

Specification: 7.965 g, 0.900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: J. 252A, KM 521.

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.
  • 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.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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