Germany 1939-B mark
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This specimen was lot 1156 in Jean Elsen sale 165 (Brussels, June 2026), where it sold for €150 (about US$207 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, Troisième Reich, AR 1 Reichsmark, 1939 B, Vienne. Petits coups au revers. Superbe à Fleur de Coin. (Germany, Third Reich, silver reichsmark of 1939, Vienna mint. Minor nicks on the reverse, Extremely Fine - Uncirculated.)"
This nickel type was struck 1933-39. This is a key date. Perhaps many were melted for the Nazi war machine.
Recorded mintage: 9,836,000.
Specification: 4.85 g, nickel, 23 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-78, J. 354; A.K.S. 36.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 165, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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