Germany 1917-E pfennig
This specimen was lot 1114 in Jean Elsen sale 165 (Brussels, June 2026), where it sold for €600 (about US$826 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, Deuxième Reich, Wilhelm II (1888-1918), Aluminium 1 Pfennig, 1917 E. Piéfort sur flan épais (2 mm au lieu de 1 mm). Rare. Petits coups au revers. Flan poli. (Germany, Second Reich, William II, 1888-1918, aluminum pfennig of 1917, piefort struck on a thick planchet. Rare, minor nicks on the reverse, Proof.)"
This coin is an aluminum one pfennig from a type issued 1916-1918 from the Berlin (mintmark "A"), Munich (mintmark "D"), Muldenhutten (mintmark "E", shown here), Stuttgart (mintmark "F"), Karlsruhe (mintmark "G") and Hamburg (mintmark "J") mints.
Recorded mintage: 3,862,160 plus proofs.
Specification: 0.50 g, aluminum, 16 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 0,79 g.
Catalog reference: KM-24, J. 300; A.K.S. 22.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 165, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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