Germany 1887-A mark

Ponterio sale 177, lot 34755

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 34755 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $106. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Mark, 1887-A. PCGS MS-64 Secure Holder." This type was struck 1873-87 at nine mints; this specimen is a product of the Berlin mint ("A"). In 1891, a modified eagle was introduced and this denomination was struck in that form until 1918 (see KM 14).

Recorded mintage: 3,005,644 (a common date).

Specification: 5.55 g, .900 fine silver, .160 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 7.

Source:

• 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 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.

Link to:

• 1886-A mark
• 1887-E pfennig
• Hamburg 1887-J 20 mark
• Prussia 1887-A 20 mark
• Saxe-Altenburg 1887-A 20 mark
• 1892-F mark
• 1892-G mark
• return to coinage of Germany, Empire (1871-1918)
• Coins and currency dated 1887