Germany 1936-A 5 pfennig KM-39

Steve Album Auction 53, lot 3052

This specimen was lot 3052 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY: Third Reich, 5 reichspfennig, 1936-A, a fantastic proof quality example! PCGS graded Proof 66, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This type, originated during the Weimar Republic, was struck 1924-26, 1930, 1935-36. This type was superseded in 1936 by an explicitly Nazi design (KM 91) used 1936-39.

Recorded mintage: 36,992,000 likely including KM 91.

Specification: 2.51 g, aluminum bronze, 18.1 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-39, J-316.

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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