Prussia 1876-C 5 mark Dav-786
This specimen was lot 4195 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €260 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. 5 Mark 1876, C. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Erworben am 14.12.1974. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, five mark of 1876, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was issued 1874-76 from Berlin ("A"), Hannover ("B") and Frankfurt (shown here) but is scarce. It was superseded by a gold five mark struck 1877-78. The next silver five mark was issued in 1888 (see Dav-787).
Recorded mintage: 812,369.
Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 503, J. 97C, Dav-786.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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