Germany 1931-A 50 pfennig

Steve Album Auction 53, lot 3038

This specimen was lot 3038 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY: Weimar Republic, 50 reichspfennig, 1931-A, a superb proof quality example! PCGS graded Proof 65, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This is a fairly common date of a type struck 1927-38 at six mints.

Recorded mintage: 5,624,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 3.5 g, nickel, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-49, J-324.

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 Hanbing Feng, Auction 53, featuring Selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld, Almer H. Orr III, Dr. Dirk Loer and Joe Sedillot Collections, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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