Germany 1957-F mark
This specimen was lot 74720 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. East Germany. Mark, 1957-F. Stuttgart Mint. NGC MS-66. NGC census: 2, none finer. Silky surfaces are enveloped by soft luster that is almost completely uninterrupted across both faces. A delightful, wholly argent piece, it is a good option for registry set collectors due to its status as tied for finest at NGC." This type was struck 1950, 1954-2001 in West Germany, not East Germany. It was issued for collector sets only after 1994. Most of the dates of the fifties have a considerable catalog value; we don't know how popular collecting these by date is outside of Germany.
Recorded mintage: 6,390,000 + 100 proofs.
Specification: 5.5 g, copper-nickel, 23.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-110; J-385.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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