Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1913-A 3 mark

Künker sale 294, lot 4313

This specimen was lot 4313 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,752 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ, Adolf Friedrich V. 1904-1914. 3 Mark 1913. Polierte Platte, min. berieben. (Germany, unified silver coinage, grand duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Adolf Frederick V, 1904-14, three mark of 1913, polished.)"

This one year type is expensive in all grades. It is the only coin of this ruler and the last issue from this state.

Recorded mintage: 7,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 16.67 g, 0.900 fine silver, 33 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 120, J. 92, Dav-479.

Source:

• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
• 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.
• Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.

Link to:

• 1905 2 mark
• 1905 10 mark
• 1905 20 mark
• Bavaria 1914-D 3 mark
• Lippe-Detmold 1913-A 3 mark
• Saxony 1913 3 mark, regular issue
• Saxony 1913-E 3 mark KM-1275 battle of Leipzig
• Wurttemberg 1913-F 3 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1913
• return to coins of German States, Mecklenburg-Strelitz