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| − | This specimen was lot 70701 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $432. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Hamburg|Hamburg]]. 5 Mark, 1902-J. Hamburg Mint. NGC MS-62. This dazzling Mint State piece boasts amber and violet undertones, though the lustrous fields are mainly argent. Well struck, it is from an excellently engraved type that presents much detail to be examined under magnification." This type was struck in Hamburg 1891-1913. Hamburg, on the North Sea, was one of | + | This specimen was lot 70701 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $432. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Hamburg|Hamburg]]. 5 Mark, 1902-J. Hamburg Mint. NGC MS-62. This dazzling Mint State piece boasts amber and violet undertones, though the lustrous fields are mainly argent. Well struck, it is from an excellently engraved type that presents much detail to be examined under magnification." This type was struck in Hamburg 1891-1913. 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. She struck silver two, three and five mark and gold ten and twenty mark until that Empire's collapse in 1918. This type is readily available in worn condition but expensive in high grade. The Hamburg mint is still in operation, striking coins for the Federal Republic of Germany. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 294,034. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 294,034. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 27.77 g, .900 fine silver, .803 troy oz ASW, lettered edge. | + | ''Specification:'' 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, .803 troy oz ASW, lettered edge. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM-610; J-65; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-659]]. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM-610; J-65; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-659]]. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| − | * | + | * Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. |
* 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. | ||
| − | * | + | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. |
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Hamburg | + | * [[Hamburg 1901-J 5 mark|1901 5 mark]] |
| + | * [[Germany 1902-A mark|1902-A mark]] | ||
* [[Germany 1902-J mark|1902-J mark]] | * [[Germany 1902-J mark|1902-J mark]] | ||
* [[Hamburg 1902-J 2 mark|1902 2 mark]] | * [[Hamburg 1902-J 2 mark|1902 2 mark]] | ||
* [[Baden 1902 5 mark Dav-534|Baden 1902-G 5 mark, 50th anniversary of reign]] | * [[Baden 1902 5 mark Dav-534|Baden 1902-G 5 mark, 50th anniversary of reign]] | ||
| + | * [[Bavaria 1902-D 5 mark]] | ||
* [[Saxe-Meiningen 1902-D 5 mark Dav-841|Saxe-Meiningen 1902-D 5 mark]] | * [[Saxe-Meiningen 1902-D 5 mark Dav-841|Saxe-Meiningen 1902-D 5 mark]] | ||
* [[Saxony 1902-E 5 mark Dav-902|Saxony 1902 5 mark, death of king Albert]] | * [[Saxony 1902-E 5 mark Dav-902|Saxony 1902 5 mark, death of king Albert]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:07, 20 April 2026
This specimen was lot 70701 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hamburg. 5 Mark, 1902-J. Hamburg Mint. NGC MS-62. This dazzling Mint State piece boasts amber and violet undertones, though the lustrous fields are mainly argent. Well struck, it is from an excellently engraved type that presents much detail to be examined under magnification." This type was struck in Hamburg 1891-1913. 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. She struck silver two, three and five mark and gold ten and twenty mark until that Empire's collapse in 1918. This type is readily available in worn condition but expensive in high grade. The Hamburg mint is still in operation, striking coins for the Federal Republic of Germany.
Recorded mintage: 294,034.
Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, .803 troy oz ASW, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: KM-610; J-65; Dav-659.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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