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This specimen was lot 6557 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$18,092 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, SACHSEN-MEININGEN, Georg II. 1866-1914. 20 Mark 1889. R Vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Saxe-Meiningen|duchy of Saxe-Meiningen]], George II, 1866-1914, twenty mark of 1889, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The gold issues of this locale are scanty and rare and this one year type is no exception.
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This specimen was lot 6557 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$18,092 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, SACHSEN-MEININGEN, Georg II. 1866-1914. 20 Mark 1889. R Vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Saxe-Meiningen|duchy of Saxe-Meiningen]], George II, 1866-1914, twenty mark of 1889, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The gold issues of this locale are scanty and rare and this one year type is no exception.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 4,032 plus proofs.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 4,032 plus proofs.
  
''Specification:'' 7.96 g, .900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW.  
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''Specification:'' 7.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 186, J. 277.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 186, J. 277.  
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* [[Saxe-Meiningen 1882-D 20 mark|1882 20 mark]]
 
* [[Saxe-Meiningen 1882-D 20 mark|1882 20 mark]]
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* [[Hamburg 1889-J 20 mark]]
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* [[Prussia 1889-A 20 mark]]
 
* [[Saxe-Meiningen 1890-D 10 mark|1890 10 mark]]
 
* [[Saxe-Meiningen 1890-D 10 mark|1890 10 mark]]
 
* [[Saxe-Meiningen 1900-D 20 mark|1900 20 mark]]
 
* [[Saxe-Meiningen 1900-D 20 mark|1900 20 mark]]

Latest revision as of 21:48, 1 December 2024

Künker sale 354, lot 6557

This specimen was lot 6557 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$18,092 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, SACHSEN-MEININGEN, Georg II. 1866-1914. 20 Mark 1889. R Vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, George II, 1866-1914, twenty mark of 1889, extremely fine.)"

The gold issues of this locale are scanty and rare and this one year type is no exception.

Recorded mintage: 4,032 plus proofs.

Specification: 7.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 186, J. 277.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • 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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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