Baden 1908-G 3 mark
This specimen was lot 71119 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $630. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Baden. 3 Marks, 1908-G. Karlsruhe Mint. NGC PROOF-65. A reflective and flashy Gem Proof with some blue hues on the peripherals. None have been certified finer by NGC." This three mark of 1908-15 is accompanied by a silver two mark and five mark (Dav-538). This date is the first issue of ths type. The last grand duke, Friedrich II, abdicated in the maelstrom of the collapse of the Wilhelmine regime in 1918.
Recorded mintage: 304,927.
Specification: 16.67 g, 0.900 fine silver, 33 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-466, J-39, KM-280.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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