Saxony 1872-E 20 mark

Sincona sale 90, lot 1146

This specimen was lot 1146 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$628 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Sachsen, Königreich, Johann, 1854-1873. 20 Mark 1872 E, Dresden. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Saxony, John, 1854-73, twenty mark of 1872, Dresden mint. Very fine-extremely fine.)"

This twenty mark, struck to the standard of the unifeid empire, is a one year type, the king dying the next year.

Recorded mintage: 1,084,927 plus proofs.

Specification: 7.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 7.92 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1233, J. 258, Fr-3839.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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.
• Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• 1872 double thaler
• 1872 10 mark
• Hesse 1872-H 20 mark
• Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1872-A 20 mark
• Prussia 1872-A 20 mark
• Prussia 1872-B 20 mark
• Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1872-E 20 mark
• Saxe-Meiningen 1872-D 20 mark
• Bavaria 1872-D 20 mark
• Wurttemberg 1872-F 20 mark
• 1873 20 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1872