Saxony 1906-E 10 mark
This specimen was lot 3952 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €355 (about US$459 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN Friedrich August III. 1904-1918. 10 Mark 1906. Kl. Kratzer, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (kingdom of Saxony, Frederick August III, 1904-18, ten mark of 1906. Scratches, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was minted 1905-12 in respectable numbers and is priced about fifty percent higher than a common ten mark from Baden or Prussia.
Recorded mintage: 75,093 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: J. 267, KM 1264.
- 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.
- 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
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