Prussia 1912-A 2 mark

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44439

This specimen was lot 44439 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. 2 Mark, 1912-A. Berlin Mint. Wilhelm II. PCGS PROOF-64. The single finest certified by PCGS. An attractive Proof with a fine coating of gray to burnt orange toning on both sides." Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of two mark and up were permitted for the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. This is the final date of a design first struck in 1891.

Recorded mintage: 732,813.

Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, .321 troy oz AGW.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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