Hesse 1872-H 20 mark

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50119

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50119 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $441. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hesse-Darmstadt. 20 Mark, 1872-H. NGC XF Details--Excessive Surface Hairlines." This type was struck 1872-74 and is the most common of the twenty mark from Hesse.

Recorded mintage: 183,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 7.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-3783; KM-351.

Source:

• Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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• 1872 10 mark
• Bavaria 1872-D 20 mark
• Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1872-A 20 mark
• Prussia 1872-A 20 mark
• Prussia 1872-B 20 mark
• Prussia 1872-C 20 mark
• Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1872-E 20 mark
• Saxe-Meiningen 1872-D 20 mark
• Saxony 1872-E 20 mark
• Wurttemberg 1872-F 20 mark
• 1873 10 mark
• 1873 20 mark
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