Saxony 1914-E 5 mark Dav-905

Sincona sale 13, lot 2320

This specimen was lot 2320 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$207 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "SACHSEN, KÖNIGREICH 5 Mark 1914. Muldenhütten, Vorzüglich-FDC." This five mark piece was issued from the Muldenhutten mint in 1907, 1908 and 1914. This type is the most available five mark of Saxony but is less often seen than the five mark of Prussia, Bavaria or Wurttemberg.

Recorded mintage: 298,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, .803 troy oz ASW, this specimen 27.81 g.

Catalog reference:J-136, KM 1266, Dav-905.

Source:

• ^[1]Auktion 13: Münzen und Medaillen, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1909 5 mark
• 1914-E pfennig
• 1914-D 5 pfennig
• 1914-F 5 pfennig
• Germany 1914-E 10 pfennig
• 1914-A ½ mark
• Germany 1914-A mark
• Germany 1914-E mark
• 1914 2 mark
• Anhalt 1914-A 5 mark Dav-512
• Prussia 1914-A 5 mark
• 1914 20 mark
• 1917 3 mark, Frederick the Wise, 400th anniversary of the Reformation
• Coins and currency dated 1914
• return to cons of German States, Saxony