Danzig 1920 10 pfennige KM-Tn1
This specimen was lot 2858 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $72. The catalog description[1] noted, "DANZIG: 10 pfennig, 1920, just the slightest hint of obverse oxidation, one-year type, a bit dull, but miniscule wear, AU." This 10 pfennige piece was issued in the aftermath of World War One as the Free City of Danzig was getting organized. Its crude design and zinc fabric suggest that it is notgeld rather than an official issue. Another design, with a larger "10" on the reverse (KM Tn2) was also used for this denomination. A few were struck in silver for presentation. Like many zinc coins, it is difficult to find in presentable condition.
Recorded mintage: 876,000.
Specification: 2.05 g, zinc, 21.5 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-Tn1.
- 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.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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