Germany 1950-G pfennig

Heritage sale 3026, part of lot 27235

Steve Album Auction 53, lot 3069

The first specimen was part of lot 27235 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), which sold for $317.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Federal Republic Two Proof Sets 1950-1965-G & 1966-G, Each set contains eight coins, Pfennig to 5 Mark. All coins are choice. The 1950/1965 set is an unusual mixture of these two dates as issued by the government." The second specimen was lot 3069 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[2] noted, "GERMANY: Federal Republic, AE pfennig, 1950-G, 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 1966. The Karlsruhe mint mark was "G". The last issue for circulation was in 1996 and the type was retired in 2002 with the coming of the euro.

Recorded mintage: 515,673,000 plus 1,800 proofs.

Specification: 2 g, copper plated steel, 16.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 105.

Source:

^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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.
^[2]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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