Germany 1950-F 2 pfennig

Steve Album Auction 53, lot 3071

This specimen was lot 3071 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $60. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY: Federal Republic, AE 2 pfennig, 1950-F, a superb proof quality example! PCGS graded Proof 65 RD CAM, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This type was produced at four mints (Munich, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe and Hamburg) in 1950 in such numbers that no more were struck until 1958. The Stuttgart mintmark was "F". The type was retired in 1969 in favor of copper-plated steel.

Recorded mintage: 30,278,000 plus 200 proofs.

Specification: 3.25 g, bronze, 19.25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-106, J-381.

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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