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[[Image:Saxe-Meiningen 1908 5 mark S18-1948q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 1948]]
 
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This specimen was lot 1948 in Sincona sale 18 (Zurich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 150 (about US$198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''5 Mark 1908. München. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, five mark of 1908, Munich mint, very fine to good very fine.)"</blockquote> This is perhaps the most common of the few five mark issued by the duke. The gold issues of this locale are also scanty and rare.
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This specimen was lot 1948 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 150 (about US$198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''5 Mark 1908. München. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, five mark of 1908, Munich mint, very fine to good very fine.)"</blockquote> This is perhaps the most common of the few five mark issued by the duke. The gold issues of this locale are also scanty and rare.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 60,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 60,000.

Revision as of 08:31, 11 June 2025

Sincona sale 18, lot 1948

This specimen was lot 1948 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 150 (about US$198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"5 Mark 1908. München. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, five mark of 1908, Munich mint, very fine to good very fine.)"

This is perhaps the most common of the few five mark issued by the duke. The gold issues of this locale are also scanty and rare.

Recorded mintage: 60,000.

Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, 38 mm diameter, lettered edge, this specimen 27.70 g.

Catalog reference: J. 153b. KM 201, Dav-841.

Source:

  • 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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