Saxe-Meiningen 1882-D 20 mark

Sincona sale 18, lot 1942

This specimen was lot 1942 in Sincona sale 18 (Zurich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 15,000 (about US$19,765 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"20 Mark 1882. München Sehr selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, twenty mark of 1882, Munich mint, very rare, choice extremely fine.)"

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. The gold issues of this locale are scanty and rare.

Recorded mintage: 3,061 plus proofs.

Specification: 7.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW, this specimen 7.95 g.

Catalog reference: J. 276. KM 185. Fr-3587.

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.
• Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

Link to:

• 1872 20 mark
• Germany 1882-H mark
• Prussia 1883-A 20 mark
• 1889 20 mark
• 1890 10 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1882
• return to coins of German States, Saxe-Meiningen