Saxony 1913-E 20 mark

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Jean Elsen sale 151, lot 1406

This specimen was lot 1406 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €440 (about US$550 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, SAXE, Royaume, Friedrich August III (1904-1918), AV 20 Mark, 1913E. Rare Petits coups. Légèrement nettoyé. Très Beau à Superbe. (Germany, kingdom of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III, 1904-18, gold twenty mark of 1913. Rare, minor nicks, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This is the scarcest of the three dates (1905, 1913, 1914) tho it obtains only a slight premium. Gold ten mark also exist.

Recorded mintage: 121,002.

Specification: 7.97 g, 0.900 fine gold, .229 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 1265, J. 268; A.K.S. 182; Fr-3848.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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