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This specimen was lot 38381 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,110. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. 2 Mark, 1877-B. Hanover Mint. Wilhelm I. PCGS MS-64." This type was struck 1876-77 at Berlin ("A"), Frankfurt ("C") and Hannover (shown here) and 1879-84 at Berlin. It is not common in better grade. The two mark was slightly larger than the old gulden popular in south Germany.
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This specimen was lot 38381 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,110. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "GERMANY. [[German States, Prussia|Prussia]]. 2 Mark, 1877-B. Hanover Mint. Wilhelm I. PCGS MS-64." This type was struck 1876-77 at Berlin ("A"), Frankfurt ("C") and Hannover (shown here) and 1879-84 at Berlin. It is not common in better grade. The two mark was slightly larger than the old gulden popular in south Germany.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,301,471, a somewhat better date.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,301,471, a somewhat better date.
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* [[Prussia 1877-C 5 mark|1877-C gold 5 mark]]
 
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* [[Prussia 1877-C 10 mark|1877-C 10 mark]]
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* [[Prussia 1877-C 20 mark|1877-C 20 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1883-A 2 mark|1883-A 2 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1883-A 2 mark|1883-A 2 mark]]
 
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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38381
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This specimen was lot 38381 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,110. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. 2 Mark, 1877-B. Hanover Mint. Wilhelm I. PCGS MS-64." This type was struck 1876-77 at Berlin ("A"), Frankfurt ("C") and Hannover (shown here) and 1879-84 at Berlin. It is not common in better grade. The two mark was slightly larger than the old gulden popular in south Germany.

Recorded mintage: 1,301,471, a somewhat better date.

Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, 28 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-506; J-96.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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