Saxe-Meiningen 1882-D 20 mark
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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, .900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW, this specimen 7.95 g.
Catalog reference: J. 276. KM 185. Fr-3587.
- 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.
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