Germany 1958-J 5 mark
This specimen was lot 2612 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €6,500 (about US$9,204 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN AB 1871 · BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND, 5 DM 1958 J. Außerst selten in dieser Erhaltung. Polierte Platte. Aus der Sammlung eines deutschen Fabrikanten und Geschichtsfreundes. (Germany, Federal Republic, five mark of 1958. Extremely rare in this condition, proof.)"
This type was minted in West Germany at all the mints (D, F, G, J) 1951 and 1956-74. This is a rare date and the proofs are rare. Commemorative five marks were minted to this weight standard until 1975, when the weight was lowered to 5.3 grams.
Recorded mintage: 60,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 11.2 g, 0.625 fine silver, .225 troy oz ASW, 29 mm diameter, edge lettered EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT.
Catalog reference: KM 112.1, J. 387.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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