Saxe-Meiningen 1902-D 10 mark

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Sincona sale 39, lot 3529

This specimen was lot 3529 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 5,000 CHF (about US$5,997 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Sachsen-Meiningen, Herzogtum, Georg II. 1866-1914 10 Mark 1902 D. München. Selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, George II, 1866-1914, ten mark of 1902, Munich mint. Rare. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

This scarce type was also struck in 1909 and 1914. It was accompanied by two, five and twenty mark.

Recorded mintage: 2,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold, reeded edge, this specimen 3.98 g.

Catalog reference: J. 268. Fr-3848, KM 202.

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

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