Germany 1916-A 3 kopeks
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This specimen was lot 71573 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Empire. 3 Kopeks, 1916-A. Berlin Mint. PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. Military coinage for use in the Eastern Front. Quite shimmering and brilliant for this WWI-era coinage, and seldom encountered in a Gem-like status." In 1916, German military authorities issued one, two and three kopek coins for use in occupied Poland. In 1917, after the treaty of Brest-Litovsk, these also circulated in White Russia and the Baltic states. Made of iron, most survivors are in low grade.
Recorded mintage: 8,670,000.
Specifications: iron.
Catalog reference: KM-23; J-603.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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