Germany 1908-D 25 pfennig KM-X6

Steve Album Auction 52, lot 896

This specimen was lot 896 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY: Kaiserreich, AE 25 pfennig, 1908-D, a Goetz pattern with crowned eagle portrait, a superb extremely lustrous specimen example! PCGS graded Specimen 65 RB, ex Almer H. Orr III Collection." A profusion of patterns exist for this denomination in 1908, suggesting an organized contest. The actual coin which went into production (KM 25) was nickel and a much tamer design than that shown here.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.32 g, copper, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-X6, Kienast-78 I.3, Schaaf-18/G31.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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