Lubeck 1909-A 3 mark

from the Stacks Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 22614

This specimen was lot 22614 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Lubeck. 3 Mark, 1909-A. Berlin Mint. PCGS PROOF-64 Secure Holder. Impressively cameoed with a few instances of milky tone on both sides." This type was struck 1908-14. It is not rare but is still triple the price of a common Wurttemberg three mark.

Recorded mintage: 33,334.

Specification: 16.67 g, 0.900 fine silver, .479 troy oz ASW, 33 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-215; J-82, Dav-477.

Source:

• Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[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.

Link to:

• 1908 3 mark
• Germany 1909-A mark
• Anhalt 1909-A 3 mark
• Hamburg 1909-J 3 mark
• Prussia 1909-A 3 mark
• Saxony 1909-E 3 mark
• Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1909-A 3 mark
• Wurttemberg 1909-F 3 mark
• 1910 3 mark
• 1909 10 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1909
• return to coins of German States, Lubeck