Germany 1907-J mark

Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 46804

This specimen was lot 46804 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $1,110. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Empire. Mark, 1907-J. Hamburg Mint. Wilhelm II. PCGS PROOF-67." This coin is a silver one mark from a type issued 1891-1916 from six mints, including the Berlin (mintmark "A"), Munich (mintmark "D"), Muldenhutten (mintmark "E"), Stuttgart (mintmark "F"), Karlsruhe (mintmark "G") and Hamburg (mintmark "J", shown here) 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 but the 1914-16 issues were almost completely hoarded, making them common today in all grades. This one is priced fifteen times the 1914-A from Berlin.

Recorded mintage: 1,833,000, a scarce date.

Specifications: 5.55 g, 0.900 fine silver, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-14; J-17.

Sources:

Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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