Germany 1875-J 50 pfennig
This specimen was lot 46799 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Empire. 50 Pfennig, 1875-J. Hamburg Mint. Wilhelm I. PCGS MS-62. From the Dr. Michael Vale Collection." This coin is a silver fifty pfennig from a type issued 1875-77 from the Hamburg (mintmark "J") mint. Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of two mark and up were permitted for the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. This is a slightly better type.
Recorded mintage: 2,411,000, a fairly common date.
Specifications: 2.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-6; J-7.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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- 1875-B 2 pfennig
- 1875-E 5 pfennig
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- 1875-H 10 pfennig
- 1875-D 50 pfennig
- 1875-H 50 pfennig
- 1875-A mark
- 1875-B mark
- 1875-C mark
- 1875-D mark
- 1875-F mark
- 1875-J mark
- Hamburg 1875-J 5 mark
- Hamburg 1875-J 10 mark
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- Coins and currency dated 1875
- return to coins of Germany, Empire (1871-1918)