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This specimen was lot 7163 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$3,926 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GERMAN COINS SINCE 1871, REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, BADEN Friedrich I. 1852-1907. 10 Mark 1902. Seltener Jahrgang. Polierte Platte.'' ([[Germany]], grand duke of [[German States, Baden-Durlach|Baden]], Frederick I, 1852-1907, ten mark of 1902. Rare date, proof.)"</blockquote> Altho Baden was not a major issuer of coins prior to unification, its issues during the Empire (1871-1918) were substantial. This is the only scarce date of a type struck 1902-07. This older bust of the grand duke also appears on two mark (KM 278) and five mark (KM 274).
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This specimen was lot 7163 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$3,926 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GERMAN COINS SINCE 1871, REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, BADEN Friedrich I. 1852-1907. 10 Mark 1902. Seltener Jahrgang. Polierte Platte.'' ([[Germany]], grand duke of [[German States, Baden-Durlach|Baden]], Frederick I, 1852-1907, ten mark of 1902. Rare date, proof.)"</blockquote> Altho Baden was not a major issuer of coins prior to unification, its issues during the Empire (1871-1918) were substantial. This is the only scarce date of a type struck 1902-07. This older bust of the grand duke also appears on two mark (KM 278) and five mark (KM 274).
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 30,409 plus proofs.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 30,409 plus proofs.

Revision as of 12:20, 28 November 2024

Künker sale 336, lot 7163

This specimen was lot 7163 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$3,926 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"GERMAN COINS SINCE 1871, REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, BADEN Friedrich I. 1852-1907. 10 Mark 1902. Seltener Jahrgang. Polierte Platte. (Germany, grand duke of Baden, Frederick I, 1852-1907, ten mark of 1902. Rare date, proof.)"

Altho Baden was not a major issuer of coins prior to unification, its issues during the Empire (1871-1918) were substantial. This is the only scarce date of a type struck 1902-07. This older bust of the grand duke also appears on two mark (KM 278) and five mark (KM 274).

Recorded mintage: 30,409 plus proofs.

Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 275, J. 190.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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