Germany 1919-D 5 pfennig

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38455

This specimen was lot 38455 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Weimar Republic. 5 Pfennig, 1919-D. Munich Mint. PCGS MS-65." This imperial type, introduced in 1915 as a wartime substitute for the copper-nickel five pfennig, was struck until 1922. Uncirculated examples are not common.

Recorded mintage: 41,163,000.

Specification: 2.51 g, steel, 17.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-19.

Source:

• 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Links to:

• 1917-D 5 pfennig
• 1919-E 5 pfennig, iron
• 1919-A 50 pfennig, aluminum
• 1919-E 50 pfennig, aluminum
• 1921-E 5 pfennig
• Coins and currency dated 1919