Prussia 1873-B 10 mark
Revision as of 09:02, 21 April 2026 by LatinKing2020 (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "* Prussia 1873-B 20 mark" to "* Prussia 1873-B 20 mark * Prussia 1873-C 20 mark")
This specimen was part of lot 3888 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), which sold for €360 (about US$465 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PREUSSEN Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. 10 Mark 1872 B, 1873, B. 2 Stück., Sehr schön-vorzüglich und vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, ten mark of 1872 and 1873, Hanover mint, two pieces, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type of 1872-73 was struck in large numbers and is common, only the proofs are rare. It was produced at Berlin (mintmark "A"), Hanover (shown here) and Frankfurt (mintmark "C").
Recorded mintage: 2,272,663.
Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: J. 242B. KM 502, Fr-3820.
- 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.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
Link to:
- 1873-B silbergroschen
- Baden 1873-G 10 mark
- Bavaria 1873-D 10 mark Munich mint
- Hesse 1873-H 10 mark
- Hamburg 1873-B 10 mark
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1873-A 10 mark
- Saxony 1873-E 10 mark Muldenhutten mint
- Wurttemberg 1873-F 10 mark
- 1873-A 10 mark
- 1873-C 10 mark
- 1873-A 20 mark
- Prussia 1873-B 20 mark
- Prussia 1873-C 20 mark Hannover mint
- 1874-A 10 mark
- 1874-B 10 mark
- 1874-C 10 mark
- Coins and currency dated 1873
- return to coins of German States, Prussia