Baden 1902-G 10 mark

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.

Link to:

• 1901 10 mark
• 1902-E pfennig
• 1902-F 50 pfennig
• 1902-A mark
• 1902-J mark
• 1902 2 mark, the 50th anniversary of reign
• 1902 5 mark, 50th anniversary of reign
• Hamburg 1902-J 2 mark
• Prussia 1902-A 10 mark
• Saxe-Meiningen 1902-D 2 mark
• Saxe-Meiningen 1902-D 5 mark
• Saxe-Meiningen 1902-D 10 mark
• Saxony 1902-E 2 mark
• Saxony 1902-E 2 mark, death of king Albert
• Saxony 1902 5 mark, death of king Albert
• Wurttemberg 1902-F 5 mark
• Wurttemberg 1902-F 10 mark
• 1903 10 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1902