Hamburg 1913-J 10 mark

Sincona sale 39, lot 3431

This specimen was lot 3431 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$540 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Hamburg, Hansestadt, 10 Mark 1913 J. Hamburg. Vorzüglich-FDC. (free city of Hamburg, ten mark of 1913, Hmaburg mint. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

This type is common and was struck 1893-1913. The Hamburg mint is still in operation, striking coins for the Federal Republic of Germany.

Recorded mintage: 40,937 plus proofs, a slightly better date.

Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 3.97 g.

Catalog reference: J. 211. Fr-3781, KM 608.

Source:

• 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.
• 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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