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[[Image:K354-6272.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 6272]]
 
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This specimen was lot 6272 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN, Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 2 Mark 1904, A. Fast Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], William II, 1888-1918, two mark of 1904, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1891-93, 1896-1908, 1911-1912 and most dates are common. The two mark was slightly larger than the old gulden popular in south Germany.
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This specimen was lot 6272 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN, Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 2 Mark 1904, A. Fast Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], William II, 1888-1918, two mark of 1904, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1891-93, 1896-1908, 1911-1912 and most dates are common. The two mark was slightly larger than the old gulden popular in south Germany.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 9,981,031.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 9,981,031.
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 
 
* 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.
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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.  
  
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* [[Prussia 1904-A 10 mark|1904 10 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1904-A 10 mark|1904 10 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1904-A 20 mark|1904 20 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1904-A 20 mark|1904 20 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1906-A 2 mark|1906 2 mark]]
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* [[Prussia 1905-A 2 mark|1905 2 mark]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1904]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1904]]
  
 
[[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]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]

Latest revision as of 12:14, 3 March 2026

Künker sale 354, lot 6272

This specimen was lot 6272 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN, Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 2 Mark 1904, A. Fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William II, 1888-1918, two mark of 1904, about uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1891-93, 1896-1908, 1911-1912 and most dates are common. The two mark was slightly larger than the old gulden popular in south Germany.

Recorded mintage: 9,981,031.

Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 522, J. 102.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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