Saxe-Meiningen 1905-D 20 mark

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Sincona sale 18, lot 1947

This specimen was lot 1947 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 13,000 (about US$17,129 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"20 Mark 1905. München Sehr selten. Fast vorzüglich-gutes vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, twenty mark of 1905, Munich mint, very rare, choice extremely fine.)"

Several German states issued gold five mark in 1877 but the denomination was abandoned in favor of a silver five mark, gold being restricted to ten and twenty mark pieces. The gold issues of this locale are scanty and rare.

Recorded mintage: 1,000 plus proofs.

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

Catalog reference: J. 279. KM 185. Fr-3857.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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