Germany 1902-A mark
This specimen was lot 55914 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Empire. Mark, 1902-A. Berlin Mint. Wilhelm II. PCGS MS-64." This coin is a silver one mark from a type issued 1891-1916 from the Berlin (mintmark "A"), Munich (mintmark "D"), Muldenhutten (mintmark "E"), Stuttgart (mintmark "F"), Karlsruhe (mintmark "G") and Hamburg (mintmark "J") mints. Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of two mark and up were permitted for the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. The pre-war silver marks are not rare tho the 1902-A is seven times the price of the 1915-A.
Recorded mintage: 5,222,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 5.55 g, .900 fine silver, 24 mm diameter, 0.160 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-14; J-17.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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- 1899-G mark
- 1902-F 50 pfennig
- 1902-J mark
- Baden 1902 2 mark, the 50th anniversary of reign
- Baden 1902-G 5 mark, 50th anniversary of reign
- Baden 1902-G 10 mark
- Hamburg 1902-J 2 mark
- Bavaria 1902-D 5 mark
- Hamburg 1902-J 5 mark
- Prussia 1902-A 10 mark
- Saxe-Meiningen 1902-D 2 mark
- Saxe-Meiningen 1902-D 5 mark
- Saxe-Meiningen 1902-D 10 mark
- Saxony 1902-E 2 mark
- Saxony 1902-E 2 mark, death of king Albert
- Saxony 1902 5 mark, death of king Albert
- Wurttemberg 1902-F 5 mark
- Wurttemberg 1902-F 10 mark
- 1903-A mark
- Coins and currency dated 1902
- return to coins of Germany, Empire (1871-1918)