Lubeck 1901-A 10 mark
This specimen was lot 30039 in Heritage sale 3041 (Chicago, August 2015), where it sold for $6,756.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "A Stunning Early Lubeck. Free City gold Proof 10 Mark 1901-A PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC, Berlin mint, Mintage: 200. Two-year type. An entirely vibrant Gem proof example of this Type 1 Lubeck 10 Mark, differentiated from the second type by the shield on the Lubeck arms that comes to three points instead of five. Exquisitely preserved, the present example must be considered among the finest extant from the scant original mintage, with the surfaces remaining essentially entirely unblemished with pleasing tone that delicately surrounds the peripheral legends. Easily the finest example of the type that we have encountered, with neither NGC nor PCGS having certified an equivalent example. From The Kaiser Collection of German Gold Coins." Several German states issued gold five mark in 1877 but the denomination was abandoned in favor of a silver five mark, gold being restricted to ten and twenty mark pieces. The gold issues of this locale are scanty and rare; the other date of this type is 1904.
Recorded mintage: 10,000 plus 200 proofs.
Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold, .114 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 211, Jaeger-227.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World & Ancient Coins Auction 3041, featuring the Eric Beckman Collection of Canadian Coins, the Kaiser Collection of German Gold Coins and the Rudman Collection of Mexican Coins, Part I, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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