Saxony 1904-E 2 mark KM-1257
This specimen was lot 6992 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €200 (about US$262 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GERMAN COINS SINCE 1871, REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, SACHSEN, Georg, 1902-1904. 2 Mark 1904. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Saxony, George, 1902-04, two mark of 1904. Handsome patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was issued 1903-04 in large numbers and is not rare, but the two mark issued on the death of the king (KM 1261) is more available.
Recorded mintage: 1,265,533 plus proofs.
Specification: 11.11 g, .900 fine silver, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 1257, J. 129.
- 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.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
Link to:
- 1903 2 mark
- Anhalt 1904-A 2 mark
- Bremen 1904-J 2 mark
- Hesse 1904 2 mark
- Lubeck 1904-A 2 mark
- Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1904-A 2 mark
- Prussia 1904-A 2 mark
- 1904 2 mark, death of king Georg
- Schaumburg-Lippe 1904-A 2 mark
- Wurttemberg 1904-F 2 mark
- 1904 5 mark, death of king Georg
- 1905 2 mark
- Coins and currency dated 1904