Hesse 1879-H 10 mark

Sincona sale 18, lot 1740

This specimen was lot 1740 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 425 (about US$560 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"10 Mark 1879. Darmstadt Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich. (grand duchy of Hesse, ten mark of 1879, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1878-80. Several German states issued gold five mark in 1877 but the denomination was abandoned in favor of a silver five mark, gold being restricted to ten and twenty mark pieces. This type is scarce.

Recorded mintage: 56,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold, .115 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: J. 219. KM 358. Fr-3789.

Source:

• 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.
• 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

Link to:

• 1878 10 mark
• Baden 1879-G 10 mark
• Prussia 1879-A 10 mark
• 1880-H 10 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1879
• return to coins of German States, Hesse-Darmstadt