Germany 1963-F 2 mark

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Sincona sale 101, lot 2566

This specimen was lot 2566 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$226 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 2 Deutsche Mark 1963 F, Stuttgart. NGC MS66+. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar, Finest certified by NGC."

This circulating issue featuring physicist Max Planck is a common date of a type struck 1957-71 at four mints (D, F, G, J). This example realized ten times the catalog value. Many of the early proofs are rare.

Recorded mintage: 3,752,000 plus 47 proofs.

Specification: 7 g, copper-nickel, 26.75 mm diameter, lettered edge; this specimen 7.01 g.

Catalog reference: KM 116, J. 392.

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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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