Germany 1927-A 3 mark KM-52

from the Stacks Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 22435

This specimen was lot 22435 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. 3 Mark, 1927-A. Berlin Mint. PCGS PROOF-64 Secure Holder. Struck to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of Nordhausen. Deep reflectivity exists in the fields with olive golden tone atop the obverse and reverse." This specimen did not realize any where near the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: 100,000 plus proofs, a better type.

Specification: 15 g, 0.500 fine silver, .239 troy oz ASW, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-52; J-327.

Source:

• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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