Saxony 1905-E 20 mark

Goldberg sale 69, lot 3888

This specimen was lot 3888 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $529. The catalog description ^[2] noted, "German States - Saxony. 20 Marks, 1905-E. Friedrich August III. NGC graded MS-63." This type was struck 1905 and 1913-14 at the Muldenhutten mint and is priced about double that a common issue from Prussia or Bavaria.

Recorded mintage: 500,000.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-3848; KM-1265; J-268.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 7th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2003.
• ^[2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Paul Rynearson, Goldberg sale 69: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2012.

Link to:

• 1894 20 mark
• Saxony 1902-E 5 mark Death
• Bavaria 1905-D 20 mark
• Hesse 1905-A 20 mark
• Prussia 1905-A 20 mark
• 1906 10 mark
• Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1905-A 20 mark
• Hamburg 1905-J 10 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1905
• return to coinage of German States, Saxony