Baden 1908-G 3 mark

from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71119

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.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1906 2 mark
• 1915 3 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1908