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[[Image:Bavaria 1908 5 mark Sincona 9-03914.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 9, lot 3914]]
 
[[Image:Bavaria 1908 5 mark Sincona 9-03914.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 9, lot 3914]]
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[[Image:Bavaria 1908D 5 mark obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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[[Image:Bavaria 1908D 5 mark rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
  
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This specimen was lot 3914 in Sincona sale 9 (Zurich, October 2012), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$443 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Bayern, Königreich Otto, 1886-1913. 5 Mark 1908. Polierte Platte. FDC.'' (Kingdom of Bavaria, Otto, 1886-1913, five mark of 1908, proof.)"</blockquote>  This type was struck intermittently 1891-1913 and most dates are common. Otto's brother, [[Bavaria 1875-D 5 mark|Ludwig II]], was deposed in 1886 and died a week later under very suspicious circumstances. Otto was also insane and was placed under a regency which lasted until his death in 1913.
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The first specimen was lot 3914 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$443 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Bayern, Königreich Otto, 1886-1913. 5 Mark 1908. Polierte Platte. FDC.'' (Kingdom of Bavaria, Otto, 1886-1913, five mark of 1908, proof.)"</blockquote>  This type was struck intermittently 1891-1913 and most dates are common. Otto's brother, [[Bavaria 1875-D 5 mark|Ludwig II]], was deposed in 1886 and died a week later under very suspicious circumstances. Otto was also insane and was placed under a regency which lasted until his death in 1913.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 537,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 537,000.
  
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''Specification:'' 27.77 g, .900 fine silver, 38 mm diameter.  
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''Specification:'' 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, 38 mm diameter.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-618]], J. 46. KM 512.1.
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-618]], J. 46. KM 512.1.
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* Jaeger, Kurt, ''Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871,'' Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
 
* Jaeger, Kurt, ''Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871,'' Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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* <sup>[2]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2012.  
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* <sup>[2]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.  
  
 
''Link to:''
 
''Link to:''
 
* [[Bavaria 1906-D 5 mark|1906 5 mark]]
 
* [[Bavaria 1906-D 5 mark|1906 5 mark]]
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* [[Germany 1908-G 5 pfennig|1908-G 5 pfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1908-G 10 pfennig|1908-G 10 pfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1908-D 25 pfennig KM-X6|1908-D 25 pfennig, pattern struck in copper]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-D 1/2 mark|1908-D ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-D 1/2 mark|1908-D ½ mark]]
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* [[Germany 1908-A mark|1908-A mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-D mark|1908-D mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-D mark|1908-D mark]]
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* [[Bavaria 1908-D 2 mark|1908 2 mark]]
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* [[Bavaria 1908-D 3 mark|1908 3 mark]]
 
* [[Baden 1908-G 5 mark]]
 
* [[Baden 1908-G 5 mark]]
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* [[Hamburg 1908-J 10 mark]]
 
 
* [[Lubeck 1908-A 5 mark]]
 
* [[Lubeck 1908-A 5 mark]]
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* [[Prussia 1908-A 2 mark]]
 
 
* [[Prussia 1908-A 5 mark Dav-789]]
 
* [[Prussia 1908-A 5 mark Dav-789]]
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* [[Prussia 1908-A 20 mark]]
 
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* [[Saxe-Meiningen 1908-D 3 mark]]
 
 
* [[Saxe-Meiningen 1908-D 5 mark Dav-841]]
 
* [[Saxe-Meiningen 1908-D 5 mark Dav-841]]
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* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1908 2 mark]] Jena University
 
 
* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1908-A 5 mark]] Jena University
 
* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1908-A 5 mark]] Jena University
 
* [[Saxony 1908-E 5 mark]]
 
* [[Saxony 1908-E 5 mark]]
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* [[Bavaria 1909-D 10 mark|1909 10 mark]]
 
* [[Bavaria 1911-D 5 mark|1911 5 mark]]
 
* [[Bavaria 1911-D 5 mark|1911 5 mark]]
 
* [[Bavaria 1914-D 5 mark|1914 5 mark]]
 
* [[Bavaria 1914-D 5 mark|1914 5 mark]]
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* return to coins of [[German States, Bavaria]]
 
* return to coins of [[German States, Bavaria]]
  
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[[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 7, 8, 9]]
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[[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 7, 8, 9]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Latest revision as of 14:19, 28 October 2025

Sincona sale 9, lot 3914
formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection
Bavaria 1908D 5 mark rev DSLR.jpg

The first specimen was lot 3914 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$443 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Bayern, Königreich Otto, 1886-1913. 5 Mark 1908. Polierte Platte. FDC. (Kingdom of Bavaria, Otto, 1886-1913, five mark of 1908, proof.)"

This type was struck intermittently 1891-1913 and most dates are common. Otto's brother, Ludwig II, was deposed in 1886 and died a week later under very suspicious circumstances. Otto was also insane and was placed under a regency which lasted until his death in 1913.

Recorded mintage: 537,000.

Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, 38 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dav-618, J. 46. KM 512.1.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [2]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.

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