Lubeck 1905-A 10 mark

Heritage sale 3089, lot 31143

This specimen was lot 31143 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $7,800. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Germany. Lübeck. Free City gold Proof 10 Mark 1905-A PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC, Berlin mint. The first year for the "5-sided Shield" type, this standout 10 Mark offers the finest certified quality available for the type, with lightly textured devices that produce a pleasing contrast against the mirror fields surrounding. Even close inspection yields remarkably little in the way of distractions over the well-kept surfaces, resulting in a praiseworthy top-tier appeal that could, foreseeably, remain unchallenged. Ex. Caranett Collection." 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. This gold ten mark superseded an earlier type of 1901 and 1904 with a slightly different obverse. This type was issued 1905-10 yet is rare. All of Lubeck's reform coinage was minted in Berlin.

Recorded mintage: 247.

Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold, .114 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 214, J-228.

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.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage Auction 3089: NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum & Signature Auction - Dallas, featuring the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns and the Penn Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2020.

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Lubeck 1905-A 10 mark

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