Schaumburg-Lippe 1898-A 2 mark

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Künker sale 386, lot 6254

This specimen was lot 6254 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,098 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE, Georg, 1893-1911. 2 Mark 1898. Vorzüglich. (principality of Schaumburg-Lippe, George, 1893-1911, two mark of 1898, extremely fine.)"

All the reform coinage of this tiny state is scarce to rare. This type was also struck in 1904.

Recorded mintage: 5,000 plus 162 proofs.

Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, 28 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 49, J. 164.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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