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[[Image:Saxony K336-6992.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 336, lot 6992]]
 
[[Image:Saxony K336-6992.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 336, lot 6992]]
  
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This specimen was lot 6992 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €200 (about US$262 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GERMAN COINS SINCE 1871, REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, SACHSEN, Georg, 1902-1904. 2 Mark 1904. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], kingdom of [[German States, Saxony|Saxony]], George, 1902-04, two mark of 1904. Handsome patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was issued 1903-04 in large numbers and is not rare, but the two mark issued on the death of the king ([[Saxony 1904-E 2 mark KM-1261|KM 1261]]) is more available.
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This specimen was lot 6992 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €200 (about US$262 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GERMAN COINS SINCE 1871, REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, SACHSEN, Georg, 1902-1904. 2 Mark 1904. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], kingdom of [[German States, Saxony|Saxony]], George, 1902-04, two mark of 1904. Handsome patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was issued 1903-04 in large numbers and is not rare, but the two mark issued on the death of the king ([[Saxony 1904-E 2 mark KM-1261|KM 1261]]) is more available.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,265,533 plus proofs.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,265,533 plus proofs.
  
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''Specification:'' 11.11 g, .900 fine silver, 28 mm diameter.  
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''Specification:'' 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, 28 mm diameter.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 1257, J. 129.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 1257, J. 129.  
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* 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.
 
* Jaeger, Kurt, ''Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871,'' Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>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.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>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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* [[Wurttemberg 1904-F 2 mark]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1904-F 2 mark]]
 
* [[Saxony 1904-E 5 mark Dav-904|1904 5 mark, death of king Georg]]
 
* [[Saxony 1904-E 5 mark Dav-904|1904 5 mark, death of king Georg]]
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* [[Saxony 1904-E 10 mark|1904 10 mark]]
 
* [[Saxony 1905-E 2 mark|1905 2 mark]]
 
* [[Saxony 1905-E 2 mark|1905 2 mark]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1904]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1904]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]

Latest revision as of 21:21, 19 April 2026

Künker sale 336, lot 6992

This specimen was lot 6992 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €200 (about US$262 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"GERMAN COINS SINCE 1871, REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, SACHSEN, Georg, 1902-1904. 2 Mark 1904. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Saxony, George, 1902-04, two mark of 1904. Handsome patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was issued 1903-04 in large numbers and is not rare, but the two mark issued on the death of the king (KM 1261) is more available.

Recorded mintage: 1,265,533 plus proofs.

Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 1257, J. 129.

Source:

  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [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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