Germany 1914-D mark

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44462

This specimen was lot 44462 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $55. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Mark, 1914-D. Munich Mint. PCGS MS-65. A lovely Gem, glistening with luster and faint peripheral toning." Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of two mark and up were permitted for the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. The pre-war silver marks are not rare but the 1914-16 issues were almost completely hoarded, making them common today in all grades. An overdate, 1914/9, is reported for this issue.

Recorded mintage: 3,515,000 including 1914/9.

Specification: 5.55 g, 0.900 fine silver, .160 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-14.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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