Wurttemberg 1913-F 3 mark
This specimen was lot 20676 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Wurttemberg. 3 Mark, 1913-F. Freudenstadt Mint. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Incredible quality. Single finest certified by either NGC or PCGS. Razor sharp strike, brilliant with hard mirror fields and frosted cameo devices. For the discriminating collector who wants the finest." This three mark piece was struck at the Freudenstadt mint (mintmark "F") for the kingdom of Wurttemberg, a member of the German Empire. This type was struck 1911 only yet enough were saved that it is common today. A rare variety (KM 637) exists with a high bar in the "H" of "Charlotte". The three mark was roughly equal to the old thaler. Coin issues ceased at the start of World War One and the kingdom was abolished with the collapse of the Empire in 1918.
Recorded mintage: 267,700 plus proofs.
Specification: 16.67 g, .900 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: KM-635, Dav-497.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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