Saxony 1909 5 mark
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This specimen was lot 4040 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,012 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Sachsen, Königreich Friedrich August III. 1904-1918. 5 Mark 1909. 500-Jahrfeier der Universität Leipzig. Polierte Platte. FDC. (Kingdom of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III, 1904-18, five mark of 1909, on 500th anniversary of Leipzig University. Proof.)"
This commemorative is somewhat available. A similar two mark was minted for the occasion (KM 1268).
Recorded mintage: 50,000 plus 300 proofs.
Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, 38 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: J. 139. KM 1269, Dav-906.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
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