Germany 1915-J 1/2 mark

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Heritage sale 3067, lot 34111
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This specimen was lot 34111 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $396. The catalog description[1] noted, "Germany: Wilhelm II Proof 1/2 Mark 1915-J PR67 NGC, Hamburg mint. A visually stunning specimen with central peach tones bleeding into magenta and cobalt as it spreads outwards, a feature completely in keeping with its highest certified status in the NGC census. From the Feeling Good Collection." This coin is from a type issued 1905-19 from the Berlin (mintmark "A"), Munich (mintmark "D"), Muldenhutten (mintmark "E"), Stuttgart (mintmark "F"), Karlsruhe (mintmark "G") and Hamburg (mintmark "J", shown here) mints. 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. The pre-war silver half marks are not rare but the 1915-19 issues were almost completely hoarded, making them common today in all grades.

Recorded mintage: 2,285,000.

Specification: 2.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 17, J-16.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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