Wurttemberg 1873-F 20 mark

Künker sale 354, lot 6577

This specimen was lot 6577 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €500 (about US$696 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, WÜRTTEMBERG, Karl, 1864-1891. 20 Mark 1873. Vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Wurttemberg, Charles, 1864-1891, twenty mark of 1873. Extremely fine.)"

This twenty mark gold piece was struck was struck at the Freudenstadt mint (mintmark "F") for the kingdom of Wurttemberg in 1872-73. A later, slightly more common type, with a different reverse, was issued 1874 and 1876. This type is not rare.

Recorded mintage: 1,357,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 7.96 g, .900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM J. 290.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
• 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.
• ^[1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

Link to:

• 1872 20 mark
• 1874 20 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1873