Hesse 1896-A 10 mark

Künker sale 264, lot 3873

This specimen was lot 3873 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €7,250 (about US$9,366 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HESSEN Ernst Ludwig, 1892-1918. 10 Mark 1896. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung PF 65 ULTRA CAMEO. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Polierte Platte. (Germany, grand duchy of Hesse, Ernest Louis, 1892-1918, ten mark of 1896. In NGC PF-65 holder, very rare in this grade, proof.)"

Of the two major divisions of Hesse, Hesse-Cassel chose the wrong side in the Austro-Prussian war and found herself annexed. Hesse-Darmstadt survived to become the Grand Duchy of plain Hesse. This ten mark was issued 1896 and 1898 and is rare.

Recorded mintage: 36,000 plus 230 proofs.

Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: J. 224. KM 370, Fr-3797.

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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

Link to:

• 1893 10 mark
• Anhalt 1896-A 10 mark
• Hamburg 1896-J 10 mark
• 1896 20 mark
• Prussia 1896-A 10 mark
• Saxony 1896-E 10 mark
• 1898 10 mark
• 1898 20 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1896
• return to coins of German States, Hesse-Darmstadt