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''Recorded mintage:'' 831,025. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 831,025. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 27.77 g, .900 fine silver, lettered edge. | + | ''Specification:'' 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, lettered edge. |
''Catalog reference:'' J. 104, KM 523, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Davenport-789]]. | ''Catalog reference:'' J. 104, KM 523, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Davenport-789]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 22 November 2023
This specimen was lot 1116 in Sincona sale 11 (Zurich, May 2013), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$248 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Kaiserreich Preussen, Königreich Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 5 Mark 1895, Berlin. Kl. Kr. Vorzüglich-gutes vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William II (1888-1918), five mark of 1895, Berlin mint, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1891-1908. It superseded a similar type with a different reverse (Dav-788).
Recorded mintage: 831,025.
Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: J. 104, KM 523, Davenport-789.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2013.
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