Germany 1892-G mark

Stack's Bowers ANA sale, lot 693

This coin is a silver one mark from a type issued 1890-1916 from the Berlin (mintmark "A"), Munich (mintmark "D"), Muldenhutten (mintmark "E"), Stuttgart (mintmark "F"), Karlsruhe (mintmark "G", shown here) and Hamburg (mintmark "J") mints. Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of two mark and up were permitted for the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. The pre-war silver marks are not rare but the 1914-16 issues were almost completely hoarded, making them common today in all grades. This specimen was lot 693 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $705. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Mark, 1892-G. NGC MS-63. RARE in this high grade. Toned with underlying luster."

Recorded mintage: 183,000 (a scarce date).

Specification: 5.55 g, .900 fine silver, .160 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 14.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

Link to:

• 1887-A mark
• 1892-E 20 pfennig
• 1892-F mark
• 1892-J mark
• 1894-G mark
• 1896-A 50 pfennig
• Coins and currency dated 1892
• return to coins of Germany, Empire (1871-1918)