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''Recorded mintage:'' 3,274,168 plus a few proofs.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,274,168 plus a few proofs.
  
''Specification:'' 7.965 g, .900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW, lettered edge.  
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''Specification:'' 7.965 g, 0.900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW, lettered edge.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Fr-3831; KM 521; J-252.
 
''Catalog reference:'' Fr-3831; KM 521; J-252.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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* 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.
* 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.  
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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.  
 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
 
* Jaeger, Kurt, ''Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871,'' Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
 
* Jaeger, Kurt, ''Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871,'' Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
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''Link to:''
* [[Prussia 1906-A 20 mark|1906-A 20 mark]]
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* [[Prussia 1907-A 20 mark|1907-A 20 mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-G 5 pfennig|1908-G 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-G 5 pfennig|1908-G 5 pfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1908-G 10 pfennig|1908-G 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-D 1/2 mark|1908-D ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-D 1/2 mark|1908-D ½ mark]]
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* [[Germany 1908-A mark|1908-A mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-D mark|1908-D mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-D mark|1908-D mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1908-A 2 mark|1908 2 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1908-A 2 mark|1908 2 mark]]

Latest revision as of 14:19, 28 October 2025

Goldberg sale 75, lot 3224
Prussia 1908 20 mark rev G75-3224.jpg

This specimen was lot 3224 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $1,294. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States - Prussia. Proof 20 Marks, 1908-A. Wilhelm II. Light scuff marks in fields. Brillaint mirror surfaces. NGC graded Proof 63 Cameo." This specimen is one of a type struck 1890-1913 at Berlin (mintmark "A") and Hamburg (mintmark "J"). Most of the later dates, including this one, are common but the proofs are rare.

Recorded mintage: 3,274,168 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 7.965 g, 0.900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: Fr-3831; KM 521; J-252.

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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

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