Prussia 1908-A 3 mark
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This specimen was lot 70754 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. 3 Mark, 1908-A. Berlin Mint. Wilhelm II. NGC MS-66. This wholly original looking example exhibits bold crisp devices with smooth satiny surfaces displaying lovely light mottled patina." This type was struck 1908-12 and is common. It superseded the pre-unification thalers which had been allowed to continue to circulate.
Recorded mintage: 2,858,666.
Specification: 16.67 g, 0.900 fine silver, .479 troy oz ASW, 33 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-527, Dav-480.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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