Wurttemberg 1896-F 2 mark
This specimen was lot 74619 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Wurttemberg. 2 Mark, 1896-F. Stuttgart Mint. Wilhelm II. PCGS MS-64. A lustrous example of the type with a touch of attractive toning." The silver two mark replaced the old gulden (10.58 g, 0.900 fine) struck in south Germany prior to unification. This two mark piece was struck at the Stuttgart mint (mintmark "F") for the kingdom of Württemberg, a member of the German Empire. This type was struck 1892-1914 along with silver three and five mark and gold ten and twenty mark pieces. The two mark is common altho some individual dates are scarce.
Recorded mintage: 351,031, a fairly common date.
Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-631; J-174.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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