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[[Image:Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1903 5 mark Sincona 9-04080.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 9, lot 4080]] | [[Image:Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1903 5 mark Sincona 9-04080.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 9, lot 4080]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 4080 in Sincona sale 9 (Zurich, October 2012), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$569 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Sachsen-Weimar und Eisenach. Grossherzogtum Münzstätte Berlin Wilhelm Ernst, 1901-1918. 5 Mark 1903. Zur Hochzeit mit Caroline von Reuss. Leichte Flecken. Polierte Platte. FDC.'' (Grand duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, William Ernest, 1901-18, five mark of 1904, Berlin mint, on his marriage to Caroline of Reuss. Proof.)"</blockquote> This type was saved in sufficient numbers as to be scarce, not rare. A silver two mark accompanied this issue. | + | This specimen was lot 4080 in Sincona sale 9 (Zurich, October 2012), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$569 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Sachsen-Weimar und Eisenach. Grossherzogtum Münzstätte Berlin Wilhelm Ernst, 1901-1918. 5 Mark 1903. Zur Hochzeit mit Caroline von Reuss. Leichte Flecken. Polierte Platte. FDC.'' (Grand duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, William Ernest, 1901-18, five mark of 1904, Berlin mint, on his marriage to Caroline of Reuss. Proof.)"</blockquote> This type was saved in sufficient numbers as to be scarce, not rare. A silver [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1903-A 2 mark|two mark]] accompanied this issue. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 24,000 plus about 1,000 proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 24,000 plus about 1,000 proofs. | ||
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | ||
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. | * Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. | ||
| + | * Jaeger, Kurt, ''Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871,'' Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2012. | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2012. | ||
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* [[Saxe-Meiningen 1901-D 5 mark]] | * [[Saxe-Meiningen 1901-D 5 mark]] | ||
* [[Germany 1903-A mark|1903-A mark]] | * [[Germany 1903-A mark|1903-A mark]] | ||
| + | * [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1903-A 2 mark|1903-A 2 mark, wedding of the duke]] | ||
* [[Baden 1903-G 5 mark Dav-535]] | * [[Baden 1903-G 5 mark Dav-535]] | ||
* [[Prussia 1903-A 5 mark Dav-789|Prussia 1903 5 mark]] | * [[Prussia 1903-A 5 mark Dav-789|Prussia 1903 5 mark]] | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 22 December 2021
This specimen was lot 4080 in Sincona sale 9 (Zurich, October 2012), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$569 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Sachsen-Weimar und Eisenach. Grossherzogtum Münzstätte Berlin Wilhelm Ernst, 1901-1918. 5 Mark 1903. Zur Hochzeit mit Caroline von Reuss. Leichte Flecken. Polierte Platte. FDC. (Grand duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, William Ernest, 1901-18, five mark of 1904, Berlin mint, on his marriage to Caroline of Reuss. Proof.)"
This type was saved in sufficient numbers as to be scarce, not rare. A silver two mark accompanied this issue.
Recorded mintage: 24,000 plus about 1,000 proofs.
Specification: 27.77 g, .900 fine silver, 38 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: J. 159. KM 173, Dav-848.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
Link to:
- 1892 20 mark
- Saxe-Meiningen 1901-D 5 mark
- 1903-A mark
- 1903-A 2 mark, wedding of the duke
- Baden 1903-G 5 mark Dav-535
- Prussia 1903 5 mark
- Saxe-Altenburg 1903-A 5 mark Dav-816
- Waldeck-Pyrmont 1903-A 5 mark
- 1908 5 mark
- 1910 3 mark
- Coins and currency dated 1903
- return to coins of German States, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach