Germany 1923-A 2 pfennig

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Steve Album Auction 52, lot 2617

This specimen was lot 2617 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $42. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY: Weimar Republic, AE 2 rentenpfennig, Berlin, 1923-A, a superb lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS65 RB." The rentenmark and its subdivision the rentenpfennig were used 1923-24. Many issues minted during that time are today rare altho this type is common. It was superseded by a two reichspfennig struck 1924-25 and 1936 (KM 38).

Recorded mintage: 8,587,390.

Specification: 3.3 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-31, J-307, Schön-30.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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