Germany 1941-A 10 pfennig KM-99
This specimen was lot 70628 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Third Reich. 10 Pfennig, 1941-A. Berlin Mint. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, AU Details Gold Shield. Military Issue. A well struck and fully detailed zinc issue, which has fortunately escaped all but the most minor corrosion typical of this metal. Surfaces are charcoal hued with only a hint of lighter dusting." This type was struck 1940-41 for use in Nazi-occupied territories. All the dates are scarce to rare except the 1940-A. KM-101 represents the civilian issue struck at the same time.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: zinc.
Catalog reference: KM-99.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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