Germany 1922-E 50 pfennig
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This specimen was lot 71588 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Weimar Republic. 50 Pfennig, 1922-E. Muldenhutten Mint. PCGS PROOF-66 Deep Cameo Gold Shield. Mintage: 333. An enchanting and RARE proof issue presenting frosted devices and highly mirrored fields that ultimately form a great cameo effect." This type was struck 1919-22 just prior to the hyperinflation which destroyed the value of the mark. This date is common altho the proofs are rare.
Recorded mintage: 33,930,000 plus 333 proofs.
Specifications: 1.6 g, aluminum, 23 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-27; J-301.
- 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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