Prussia 1913-A 20 mark Fr-3833
This specimen was lot 6526 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,400 (about US$4,732 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN, Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 20 Mark 1913, A. Kaiser in Uniform. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung PF 64 CAMEO (1756399-001). Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Polierte Platte. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William II, 1888-1918, twenty mark of 1913, uniformed bust. Graded NGC PF-64 Cameo. Rare in this quality, choice example, proof)"
This type, issued 1913-15, is common and is a product of the Berlin mint (mintmark "A"). It was accompanied by silver two, three and five mark pieces.
Recorded mintage: 6,102,730 (including KM 521).
Specification: 7.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-3833, KM 537, J. 253.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
Link to:
- 1912 20 mark
- Prussia 1913-A 2 mark KM 532, defeat of Napoleon
- Prussia 1913-A 2 mark KM-533, 25th anniversary of reign
- Prussia 1913-A 3 mark KM-534, defeat of Napoleon
- Prussia 1913-A 3 mark KM-535, 25th anniversary of reign
- Prussia 1913-A 5 mark Dav-791, 25th anniversary of reign
- Baden 1913-G 20 mark
- Hamburg 1913-J 20 mark
- 1913 20 mark, bare head
- Saxony 1913-E 20 mark
- 1914 20 mark
- Coins and currency dated 1913