Danzig 1923 10 pfennige

Ponterio sale 168, part of lot 40724

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was part of lot 40724 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $5,288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "POLAND. Danzig. 1, 2, 5 & 10 Pfennig & 1 Gulden, 1923. KM-140/3d & 145; Parchimowicz-53/5, 57 & 61. 5 pieces in lot. Problem free, all pieces graded NGC PROOF-65." This type was struck 1923 only and is common. It was superseded in 1932 by an aluminum bronze type (KM 152).

Recorded mintage: 5,000,000 plus proofs.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM-143.

Source:

• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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• 1932 10 pfennige
• Coins and currency dated 1923
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