Germany 1930-A 3 mark KM-70

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 46234

This specimen was lot 46234 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $145. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Weimar Republic. 3 Mark, 1930-A. Berlin Mint. PCGS MS-64. Commemorative of the Liberation of the Rhineland." This type celebrating the reoccupation of the Rhineland was issued in 1930 from six mints. The proofs are rare.

Recorded mintage: 1,734,000 plus proofs.

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

Catalog reference: KM-70; J-345.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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