Wurttemberg 1908-F 3 mark
This specimen was lot 32080 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Wurttemberg. 3 Mark, 1908-F. Stuttgart Mint. Wilhelm II. NGC PROOF-65 Ultra Cameo. An alluring proof specimen with razor sharp cameo distinction, the fields giving a sharp deep mirroring and the devices being nicely frosted throughout. An example that certainly does not lack for eye appeal, and therefore a piece for many collectors." This type was struck 1908-14. It superseded the vereinsthaler which had been allowed to circulate after unification. The kingdom was abolished with the collapse of the Empire in 1918.
Recorded mintage: 300,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 16.66 g, 0.900 fine silver, lettered edge, 33 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-635; J-175, Dav-497.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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