Germany 1933-A mark

Steve Album Auction 53, lot 3048

This specimen was lot 3048 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $840. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY: Third Reich, 1 reichsmark, 1933-A, a superb reflective proof example, PCGS graded Proof 65 CAM, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." Altho technically an issue of Nazi Germany, the design makes no reference to the new regime and was probably prepared before Hitler took over. It was struck 1933-39 at six mints.

Recorded mintage: 6,030,000, a slightly scarce date; the proofs are rare.

Specification: 4.85 g, nickel, 23 mm diameter, decorated edge.

Catalog reference: KM-78, Y-91, J-354.

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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