Wurttemberg 1914-F 20 mark

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Künker sale 354, lot 6584

This specimen was lot 6584 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €12,000 (about US$16,700 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, WÜRTTEMBERG, Wilhelm II. 1891-1918. 20 Mark 1914. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Württemberg, William II, 1891-1918, twenty mark of 1914, very scarce date, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1894, 1897-1900, 1905 and 1913-14. It is common and is a product of the Stuttgart mint (mintmark "F"). However, the issues of 1913-14 are very rare.

Recorded mintage: 552,684 plus proofs.

Specification: 7.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 634, J. 296.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • 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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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