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[[Image:K354-6307.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 6307]] | [[Image:K354-6307.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 6307]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 6307 in Künker sale 354 ( | + | This specimen was lot 6307 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €240 (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, SACHSEN, Albert, 1873-1902. 2 Mark 1901. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Saxony|kingdom of Saxony]], Albert, 1873-1902, two mark of 1901. Extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck only 1891-1902 and is common in lightly circulated condition. The Dresden mint was moved to Muldenhutten in 1887. The Muldenhutten mint, after striking coins for the Saxon kings, later minted for the Weimar republic, the Nazis and the Communists before closing in 1953. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 439,724. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 439,724. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|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. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
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* 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. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021. | ||
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* [[Saxony 1901-E 5 mark|1901 5 mark]] | * [[Saxony 1901-E 5 mark|1901 5 mark]] | ||
* [[Saxony 1901-E 10 mark|1901 10 mark]] | * [[Saxony 1901-E 10 mark|1901 10 mark]] | ||
| − | * [[Saxony | + | * [[Saxony 1902-E 2 mark KM-1245|1902 2 mark]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1901]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1901]] | ||
[[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]] | [[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:22, 19 April 2026
This specimen was lot 6307 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €240 (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, SACHSEN, Albert, 1873-1902. 2 Mark 1901. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Saxony, Albert, 1873-1902, two mark of 1901. Extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck only 1891-1902 and is common in lightly circulated condition. The Dresden mint was moved to Muldenhutten in 1887. The Muldenhutten mint, after striking coins for the Saxon kings, later minted for the Weimar republic, the Nazis and the Communists before closing in 1953.
Recorded mintage: 439,724.
Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 1245, J. 124.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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