Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1895-A 5 mark

Sincona sale 9, lot 4063

This specimen was lot 4063 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it sold for 3200 CHF (about US$4,047 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Herzogtum Münzstätte Berlin Alfred, 1893-1900. 5 Mark 1895. Kl. Kr. und Reibungssp. im Feld. Vorzüglich aus Polierter Platte. (Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Alfred, 1893-1900, five mark of 1895, Berlin mint, impaired proof.)"

This type is very rare. It is accompanied by a scarce two mark (KM 158).

Recorded mintage: 4,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, 38 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: J. 146. KM 150, Dav-828.

Source:

• 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.

Link to:

• 1886 20 mark
• 1895 2 mark
• Baden 1895-G 5 mark
• Hamburg 1895-J 5 mark
• Hesse 1895-A 5 mark
• Prussia 1895 5 mark
• Wurttemberg 1895 5 mark
• 1895 20 mark
• 1907 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1895
• return to coins of German States, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha