Wurttemberg 1877-F 2 mark
This specimen was lot 30853 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Wurttemberg. Karl I Proof 2 Mark 1877 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS, Freudenstadt mint, Rarely encountered in proof condition. Strongly frosted devices and highly reflected fields create a stark cameo effect. A few minor scattered marks, but for a piece as rare as this, they can easily be forgiven. Certainly worthy of a premium bid." This type is expensive in nice condition. It was issued 1876-77, 1880, 1883 and 1888.
Recorded mintage: 1,106,763 plus proofs.
Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 626, J-172.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016.
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- Bavaria 1877-D 2 mark
- Hamburg 1877-J 2 mark
- Hesse 1877-H 2 mark
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1877-A 2 mark
- Prussia 1877-A 2 mark
- Prussia 1877-B 2 mark
- Reuss 1877-B 2 mark
- Saxony 1877-E 2 mark
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