Wurttemberg 1909-F 3 mark
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This specimen was lot 70811 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Wurttemberg. 3 Mark, 1909-F. Stuttgart Mint. Wilhelm II. NGC MS-65. Bright and lustrous, the lovely Gem exhibits a bold strike, frosty devices and smooth satiny surfaces." This type was struck 1908-14. It superseded the vereinsthaler which had been allowed to circulate after unification. The kingdom was abolished with the collapse of the Empire in 1918.
Recorded mintage: 1,906,698.
Specification: 16.66 g, 0.900 fine silver, .482 troy oz ASW, 33 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: KM-635; J-175, Dav-497.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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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