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* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1898-A 2 mark]] | * [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1898-A 2 mark]] | ||
* [[Saxony 1898-E 2 mark]] | * [[Saxony 1898-E 2 mark]] | ||
Revision as of 07:11, 16 October 2024
This specimen was lot 3396 in Sincona sale 39 (Zurich, May 2017), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$420 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Bayern, Königreich, Otto, 1886-1913 2 Mark 1898 D. München Vorzüglich-FDC. (kingdom of Bavaria, Otto, 1886-1913, two mark of 1898, Munich mint. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"
This is a scarce date of a common type struck in 1891-1908, 1912-1913. It superseded the gulden from before unification.
Recorded mintage: 201,476.
Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, .321 troy oz AGW, this specimen 11.10 g.
Catalog reference: J. 45, KM 913.
- 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.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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