Germany 1927-F 3 mark KM 54

Jean Elsen sale 112, lot 1564

This specimen was lot 1564 in Jean Elsen sale 112 (Brussels, March 2012) where it sold for € 190 ($297 including buyer's fee). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, République de Weimar, (1919-1933), AR 3 Reichsmark, 1927 F, 450e anniversaire de l'université de Tübingen. Petites taches. Superbe. (Germany, Weimar republic, 1919-33, silver three mark of 1927, 450th anniversary of the University of Tubingen. Tiny marks, extremely fine.)"

This type, issued in 1927, was struck in Stuttgart ("F") along with a similar five mark. It is expensive; perhaps they were melted during World War Two.

Recorded mintage: 50,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 15 g, 0.500 fine silver, .241 troy oz ASW, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: J., 328; A.K.S., 77; KM 54.

Source:

• 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 112, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.

Link to:

• 1926-A 3 mark Lubeck
• 1927-A reichsmark
• 1927-A 3 mark, Bremerhaven centennial
• 1927-A 3 mark, Nordhausen millennium
• 1927-A 3 mark, Marburg University
• 1927-A 5 mark, oak tree
• 1927-A 5 mark, Bremerhaven centennial
• 1927-D 5 mark, oak tree
• 1927-F 5 mark, oak tree
• 1927-F 5 mark, Tubingen university
• 1927-G 5 mark, oak tree
• 1928-D 3 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1927
• return to coins of Germany, Weimar Republic (1918-1933)