New Guinea 1894-A 2 pfennig

Goldberg sale 91, lot 2654

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles

This specimen was lot 2654 in Goldberg sale 91 (Los Angeles, June 2016), where it sold for $141. The catalog description^[1] noted, "German New Guinea. 2 Pfennig, 1894-A. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated." This coin was minted in Berlin in 1894 for the German colony of New Guinea. Gold ten and twenty mark pieces also exist, along with silver half mark, mark, two mark and five mark pieces. The German colony of New Guinea fell to the Australians in 1914 and was held by them until 1975, when the area became part of Papua New Guinea. Mineral wealth abounds but the climate and terrain are harsh and the country remains poor.

Recorded mintage: 17,000 plus proofs.

Specification: copper, 19.56 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 91: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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