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| − | This specimen was lot 46693 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $240. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Hamburg|Hamburg]]. 2 Mark, 1914-J. Hamburg Mint. Free City. PCGS MS-64. From the Ralph Titus World War I Collection." Hamburg, on the North Sea, was one of | + | This specimen was lot 46693 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $240. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Hamburg|Hamburg]]. 2 Mark, 1914-J. Hamburg Mint. Free City. PCGS MS-64. From the Ralph Titus World War I Collection." Hamburg, on the North Sea, was one of three imperial free cities permitted a continued existence under the Empire of 1871; Bremen and Lübeck were the others. This type is common and was struck 1892-93, 1896-1914. The Hamburg mint is still in operation, striking coins for the Federal Republic of Germany. |
''Recorded mintage'': 327,758 plus a few proofs. | ''Recorded mintage'': 327,758 plus a few proofs. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:07, 20 April 2026
This specimen was lot 46693 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hamburg. 2 Mark, 1914-J. Hamburg Mint. Free City. PCGS MS-64. From the Ralph Titus World War I Collection." Hamburg, on the North Sea, was one of three imperial free cities permitted a continued existence under the Empire of 1871; Bremen and Lübeck were the others. This type is common and was struck 1892-93, 1896-1914. The Hamburg mint is still in operation, striking coins for the Federal Republic of Germany.
Recorded mintage: 327,758 plus a few proofs.
Specifications: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, 28 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-612; J-65.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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