Saxony 1894-E 20 mark

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50130

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50130 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $441. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 20 Mark, 1894-E. NGC AU-55." This type is common and is a product of the Muldenhutten mint (mintmark "E"). It was also issued in 1895.

Recorded mintage: 639,000.

Specification: 7.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-3842; KM-1248.

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, 1801-1900, 9th 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 1873 20 mark
• Prussia 1894-A 20 mark
• Wurttemberg 1894-F 20 mark
• 1894 5 mark
• 1895 2 mark
• Hamburg 1895-J 20 mark
• 1895 20 mark
• return to coinage of German States, Saxony
• Coins and currency dated 1894