Prussia 1911-A 20 mark

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50128

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50128 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $385. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. 20 Mark, 1911-A. NGC AU-55." This type, issued 1890-1913, is common and is a product of the Berlin mint (mintmark "A").

Recorded mintage: 4,746,000.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-3831; KM-521.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 1910-A 20 mark
• Bavaria 1911-D 2 mark
• 1911-A 3 mark, centennial of Breslau university
• Baden 1911-G 20 mark
• Hamburg 1913-J 20 mark
• 1913 2 mark, defeat of Napoleon
• 1914 20 mark
• return to coinage of German States, Prussia
• Coins and currency dated 1911