Bavaria 1911-D 3 mark KM-998
The first specimen was lot 7018 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bavaria. 3 Mark, 1911-D. Munich Mint. Luitpold as Prince Regent. PCGS PROOF-66 Cameo. Struck to commemorate the 90th birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold. A well preserved example with hard reflective surfaces and satin like devices. A lovely toning is beginning to develop near the peripheries creating an almost halo-like effect." This type was struck 1911 only but enough were saved that today it is only moderately scarce. It is accompanied by two and five mark pieces. King Otto's brother, Ludwig II, was deposed in 1886 and died a week later under very suspicious circumstances. Otto was also insane and was placed under Prince Luitpold's regency which lasted until his death in 1913.
Recorded mintage: 639,721 + proofs + 843,437 of KM-996 (Otto).
Specification: 16.66 g, 0.900 fine silver, .482 troy oz ASW, 33 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: KM-998; J-49, Dav-468.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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