Prussia 1911-A 3 mark KM-527

Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 42307

This specimen was lot 42307 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $780. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. 3 Mark, 1911-A. Berlin Mint. Wilhelm II. PCGS PROOF-63 Deep Cameo. A SCARCER proof offering, this Choice specimen remains largely argent and untoned, with some hints of champagne at the peripheries, all while a great cameo nature is evident across both sides. From the C. Knox Collection." This type was struck 1908-12 and is common. After the monetary reform of 1873, the only pre-reform German coins still permitted to circulate were the old vereinsthaler (18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver) at a value of three mark. No three mark were minted to replace them until 1908, thirty five years after the reform.

Recorded mintage: 3,241,710 plus a few proofs.

Specifications: 16.67 g, 0.900 fine silver, lettered edge, 33 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-527; J-103.

Sources:

• 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, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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