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[[Image:Prussia K294-4320.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 294, lot 4320]]
 
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This specimen was lot 4320 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €460 (about US$620 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN, Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. 2 Mark 1876, A. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], unified silver coinage, kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, two mark of 1876. Handsome patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was issued 1876-80, 1883-84 from Berlin (shown here), Hannover ("B") and Frankfurt ("C"). It is common worn but scarce nice. The next silver two mark was issued in 1888 for Frederick III.
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This specimen was lot 4320 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €460 (about US$620 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN, Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. 2 Mark 1876, A. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], unified silver coinage, kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, two mark of 1876. Handsome patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was issued 1876-80, 1883-84 from Berlin (shown here), Hannover ("B") and Frankfurt ("C"). It is common worn but scarce nice. The next silver two mark was issued in 1888 for Frederick III.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 13,369,896 (highest mintage date).  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 13,369,896 (highest mintage date).  
  
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''Specification:'' 11.11 g, .900 fine silver, .321 troy oz ASW.
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''Specification:'' 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, .321 troy oz ASW.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 506, J. 96A.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 506, J. 96A.  
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* [[Prussia 1875-A 20 mark|1875-A 20 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1875-A 20 mark|1875-A 20 mark]]
 
* [[Anhalt 1876-A 2 mark]]
 
* [[Anhalt 1876-A 2 mark]]
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* [[Baden 1876-G 2 mark]]
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* [[Bavaria 1876-D 2 mark]]
 
* [[Hamburg 1876-J 2 mark]]
 
* [[Hamburg 1876-J 2 mark]]
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* [[Hesse 1876-H 2 mark]]
 
* [[Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1876-A 2 mark]]
 
* [[Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1876-A 2 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1876-C 2 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1876-C 2 mark]]
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* [[Saxony 1876-E 2 mark]]
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* [[Wurttemberg 1876-F 2 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1876-A 5 mark Dav-786|1876-A 5 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1876-A 5 mark Dav-786|1876-A 5 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1876-B 5 mark Dav-786|1876-B 5 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1876-B 5 mark Dav-786|1876-B 5 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1876-C 5 mark Dav-786|1876-C 5 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1876-C 5 mark Dav-786|1876-C 5 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1877-A 2 mark|1877-A 2 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1877-A 2 mark|1877-A 2 mark]]
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* [[Prussia 1877-B 2 mark|1877-B 2 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1877-B 5 mark|1877-B gold 5 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1877-B 5 mark|1877-B gold 5 mark]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1876]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1876]]

Latest revision as of 20:32, 6 September 2025

Künker sale 294, lot 4320

This specimen was lot 4320 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €460 (about US$620 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN, Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. 2 Mark 1876, A. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, unified silver coinage, kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, two mark of 1876. Handsome patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was issued 1876-80, 1883-84 from Berlin (shown here), Hannover ("B") and Frankfurt ("C"). It is common worn but scarce nice. The next silver two mark was issued in 1888 for Frederick III.

Recorded mintage: 13,369,896 (highest mintage date).

Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, .321 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 506, J. 96A.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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