Germany 1937-A 50 pfennig

Steve Album Auction 53, lot 3054

This specimen was lot 3054 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $510. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY: Third Reich, 50 reichspfennig, 1937-A, a fantastic proof quality example! PCGS graded Proof 66 CAM, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This is a common date of a type struck 1927-38. Of the Weimar designs, this one lasted the longest into the Nazi period.

Recorded mintage: 10,842,000.

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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