Baden 1905-G 2 mark
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This specimen was lot 3368 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$780 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Baden, Grossherzogtum, Friedrich I. 1852-1907 2 Mark 1905 G. Karlsruhe. Polierte Platte. FDC. NGC PF 65 Cameo. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (grand duchy of Baden, Frederick I, 1852-1907, two mark of 1905, Karlsruhe mint. Choice Proof. Magnificent condition.)"
This type was struck 1902-07 and is common but the proofs are scarce to rare.
Recorded mintage: 609,835 plus proofs.
Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge, this specimen 11.12 g.
Catalog reference: J. 32. KM 272.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
Link to:
- 1902 2 mark, 50th anniversary of reign
- 1904 10 mark
- 1905-E pfennig
- 1905-F 10 pfennig
- 1905-A ½ mark
- 1905-D ½ mark
- 1905-F ½ mark
- 1905-F mark
- Bavaria 1905-D 2 mark
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1905 A 2 mark
- Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1905-A 2 mark
- Saxony 1905-E 2 mark
- Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1905 2 mark
- Wurttemberg 1905-F 2 mark
- 1906 2 mark
- 1906 5 mark, wedding anniversary
- Coins and currency dated 1905
- return to coins of German States, Baden-Durlach