Saxony 1910-E 3 mark
This specimen was lot 33930 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Saxony. Friedrich August III Proof 3 Mark 1910-E PR65 Ultra Cameo NGC, Muldenhutten mint. An exceptional coin displaying nearly imperceptible pale maroon tone to the planchet, with original bright silver color retained about the legends." Saxony was one of the half dozen states in the Wilhelmine empire to issue coinage on a regular basis. This three mark was minted 1908-13 and is common. A commemorative three mark of 1917 (KM 1276) is the last issue from this state, closing out a thousand years of coinage.
Recorded mintage: 745,000.
Specification: 16.67 g, 0.900 fine silver, 33 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 1267, J-135, Dav-492.
- 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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