Germany 1934-F 5 mark KM-85

from the Stacks Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 22480

This specimen was lot 22480 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. 5 Mark, 1934-F. PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder. Struck to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the birth of Schiller. An appealing example for the grade." This type, the last non-Nazi coin of the Third Reich, was accompanied by a two mark (KM 84), both struck at Stuttgart.

Recorded mintage: 100,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 13.88 g, 0.900 fine silver, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-85; J-359.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• Germany 1933-A 5 mark Martin Luther
• Germany 1934-E 2 mark Potsdam Garrison Church
• Germany 1934-F 2 mark KM-84 Schiller
• 1934-J 2 mark, Potsdam Garrison Church
• 1934-F 5 mark, Potsdam Garrison Church with extra date
• Germany 1934-J 5 mark KM-82 Potsdam Garrison Church
• 1935-A 5 mark, Hindenburg
• 1935-F 5 mark, Hindenburg
• 1935-F 5 mark, Potsdam Garrison Church
• Coins and currency dated 1934
• return to coins of Germany, Third Reich (1933-1945)