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[[Image:Hesse S46-266.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 46, lot 266]]
 
[[Image:Hesse S46-266.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 46, lot 266]]
  
This specimen was lot 266 in Sincona sale 46 (Zurich, May 2018), where it sold for 655 CHF (about US$786 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Hessen, Grossherzogtum, Ludwig III. 1848-1877. 20 Mark 1874 H, Darmstadt. Gutes sehr schön.'' (grand duchy of Hesse, Louis III, 1848-77, twenty mark of 1874, Darmstadt mint. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> Of the two major divisions of Hesse, Hesse-Cassel chose the wrong side in the Austro-Prussian war and found herself annexed. Hesse-Darmstadt survived to become the Grand Duchy of plain Hesse. This one year type is rare.
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This specimen was lot 266 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 655 CHF (about US$786 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Hessen, Grossherzogtum, Ludwig III. 1848-1877. 20 Mark 1874 H, Darmstadt. Gutes sehr schön.'' (grand duchy of Hesse, Louis III, 1848-77, twenty mark of 1874, Darmstadt mint. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> Of the two major divisions of Hesse, Hesse-Cassel chose the wrong side in the Austro-Prussian war and found herself annexed. Hesse-Darmstadt survived to become the Grand Duchy of plain Hesse. This one year type is rare.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 134,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 134,000.
  
''Specification:'' 7.96 g, .900 fine gold, .115 troy oz AGW, this specimen 7.94 g.
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''Specification:'' 7.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .115 troy oz AGW, this specimen 7.94 g.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 352, J. 217. Fr-3784.
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 352, J. 217. Fr-3784.
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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.
 
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.  
  
 
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* [[Hesse 1873-H 10 mark|1873 10 mark]]
 
* [[Hesse 1873-H 10 mark|1873 10 mark]]
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* [[Hesse 1873-H 20 mark|1873 20 mark]]
 
* [[Baden 1874-G 20 mark]]
 
* [[Baden 1874-G 20 mark]]
 
* [[Bavaria 1874-D 20 mark]]
 
* [[Bavaria 1874-D 20 mark]]
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* [[Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1874-A 20 mark]]
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* [[Saxony 1874-E 20 mark]]
 
* [[Schaumburg-Lippe 1874-B 20 mark]]
 
* [[Schaumburg-Lippe 1874-B 20 mark]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1874-F 20 mark]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1874-F 20 mark]]

Latest revision as of 07:59, 7 September 2025

Sincona sale 46, lot 266

This specimen was lot 266 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 655 CHF (about US$786 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Hessen, Grossherzogtum, Ludwig III. 1848-1877. 20 Mark 1874 H, Darmstadt. Gutes sehr schön. (grand duchy of Hesse, Louis III, 1848-77, twenty mark of 1874, Darmstadt mint. Good very fine.)"

Of the two major divisions of Hesse, Hesse-Cassel chose the wrong side in the Austro-Prussian war and found herself annexed. Hesse-Darmstadt survived to become the Grand Duchy of plain Hesse. This one year type is rare.

Recorded mintage: 134,000.

Specification: 7.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .115 troy oz AGW, this specimen 7.94 g.

Catalog reference: KM 352, J. 217. Fr-3784.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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