Saxony 1913-E 3 mark KM-1267

Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70793

This specimen was lot 70793 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $180. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 3 Mark, 1913-E. Muldenhutten Mint. Friedrich August III. PCGS MS-64. Richly toned near-Gem example with an abundance underlying luster and an overall handsome charm." This is the regular issue, struck 1908-13, and is common. A commemorative (KM 1275) struck for the centennial of the battle of Leipzig is even more common.

Recorded mintage: 306,500 + 999,999 of KM 1275.

Specification: 16.66 g, .900 fine silver, .482 troy oz ASW, 33 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM-1267; J-135; Dav-.

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.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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• 1913-D 5 pfennig
• 1913-F 5 pfennig
• 1913-D ½ mark
• 1913-E ½ mark
• 1913-J mark
• Prussia 1913-A 2 mark KM 532
• Bavaria 1914-D 3 mark
• Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1913-A 3 mark
• Lippe-Detmold 1913-A 3 mark
• Prussia 1913-A 3 mark KM-535
• Wurttemberg 1913-F 3 mark
• 1913-E 3 mark, battle of Leipzig
• Coins and currency dated 1913