Germany 2004-J 100 euro
This specimen was lot 22495 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. 100 Euro, 2004-J. UNESCO World Heritage Site Series. NGC PROOF-70 ULTRA CAMEO. Struck to commemorate Bamberg as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Highly reflective in the fields with frost in the raised design that creates a stark cameo appearance." This NCLT was issued at all five mints to honor Bamberg as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Similar 1/2 oz gold coins on other topics were issued 2002-15. Germany began minting euros in 2002. Production for circulation ceased in 2005 tho they are minted every year for collector sets. To this writer's knowledge, Germany is the only country in Europe still operating branch mints: A - Berlin; D - Munich; F - Stuttgart; G - Karlsruhe and J - Hamburg.
Recorded mintage: 80,000 each at Berlin (A), Munich (D), Stuttgart (F), Karlsruhe (G) and Hamburg (J).
Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, .500 oz, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-3882; KM-235.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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- Germany 2003-G 100 euro Quedlinburg
- Germany 2003-J 100 euro Quedlinburg
- Germany 2005-A 100 euro World Cup
- Coins and currency dated 2004
- return to coins of Germany