Saxe-Meiningen 1901-D 2 mark

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Sincona sale 39, lot 3527

This specimen was lot 3527 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 2,200 CHF (about US$2,639 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Sachsen-Meiningen, Herzogtum, Georg II. 1866-1914 2 Mark 1901 D. München Zum 75. Geburtstag. Polierte Platte. FDC. NGC PF 66 Cameo. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, George II, 1866-1914, two mark of 1901, Munich mint, on his 75th birthday. Choice Proof.)"

Altho most commemoratives were saved in sufficient numbers to make them fairly common today, this one is rather scarce. Perhaps the local peasantry did not revere his memory as reverently as they ought. A similar five mark (KM 197) was minted for the occasion, also rare.

Recorded mintage: 20,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge, this specimen 11.10 g.

Catalog reference: J. 149, KM 196.

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]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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