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[[Image:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt S51-3378.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 3378]]
 
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[[Image:K354-6388.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 6388]]
  
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This specimen was lot 3378 in Sincona sale 51 (Zurich, October 2018), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$422 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Fürstentum, Günther Viktor, 1890-1918. 2 Mark 1898 A, Berlin. Vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina.'' ([[Germany]], principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Gunther Victor, 1890-1918, two mark of 1898, Berlin mint. Extremely fine, Attractive patina.)"</blockquote> This type, the only silver coin emitted by this ruler, is somewhat scarce.
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The first specimen was lot 3378 in Sincona sale 51 (Zurich, October 2018), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$422 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Fürstentum, Günther Viktor, 1890-1918. 2 Mark 1898 A, Berlin. Vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina.'' ([[Germany]], principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Gunther Victor, 1890-1918, two mark of 1898, Berlin mint. Extremely fine, Attractive patina.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 6388 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, SCHWARZBURG-RUDOLSTADT, Günther, 1890-1918. 2 Mark 1898. Fast Stempelglanz.'' (principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Gunther, 1890-1918, two mark of 1898, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type, the only silver coin emitted by this ruler, is somewhat scarce.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 100,000 plus 375 proofs.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 100,000 plus 375 proofs.
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.  
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* Jaeger, Kurt, ''Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871,'' Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2018.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2018.  
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* <sup>[2]</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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* return to coins of [[German States, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt]]
  
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[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]]

Revision as of 18:02, 22 December 2021

Sincona sale 51, lot 3378
Künker sale 354, lot 6388

The first specimen was lot 3378 in Sincona sale 51 (Zurich, October 2018), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$422 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Fürstentum, Günther Viktor, 1890-1918. 2 Mark 1898 A, Berlin. Vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina. (Germany, principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Gunther Victor, 1890-1918, two mark of 1898, Berlin mint. Extremely fine, Attractive patina.)"

The second specimen was lot 6388 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, SCHWARZBURG-RUDOLSTADT, Günther, 1890-1918. 2 Mark 1898. Fast Stempelglanz. (principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Gunther, 1890-1918, two mark of 1898, about uncirculated.)"

This type, the only silver coin emitted by this ruler, is somewhat scarce.

Recorded mintage: 100,000 plus 375 proofs.

Specification: 11.11 g, .900 fine silver, reeded edge, this specimen 11.11 g.

Catalog reference: J. 167, KM 186.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
  • [2]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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