Germany 1959-G 2 pfennig

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Künker sale 386, lot 6291

This specimen was lot 6291 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,098 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND, 2 Pfennig 1959, G. Von großer Seltenheit. Nur 30 Exemplare geprägt. Polierte Platte. Exemplar der Sammlung Coenen. Exemplar der Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 427, Frankfurt/Main 2020, Nr. 2201. (Federal Republic of Germany, two pfennig of 1959. Only thirty pieces struck in proof.)"

This type was struck for circulation in 1950 and 1958-68. The type was converted in 1968 to copper plated steel (KM 106a).

Recorded mintage: 10,690,000 plus 30 proofs.

Specification: bronze, 3.25 g, 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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