Thale am Harz 1921 50 pfennig notgeld
This specimen was lot 74651 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Weimar Republic. Thale am Harz. Silver 50 Pfennig Notgeld, 1921. PCGS MS-66. Incredibly brilliant and vibrant, this intensely colored and highly iridescent specimen stands as the only such example of the type in the PCGS census. As such, VERY RARE and desirable, especially this attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This example, struck in silver, was not intended for circulation. We don't know what metal was used for the production issue; iron, zinc, aluminum and copper-nickel were common materials. Thale is a town in Prussian Saxony noted for the manufacture of sheet metal. Its population in the 1920's was about 10,000, which peaked at about 18,000 during World War II but has since declined to about 14,000. It was part of East Germany until 1990.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Funck-537.7B.
- Funck, Walter, Die Notmunzen der deutschen Städte, Gemeinden, Kreise, Länder, etc.; Band 1: Standardkatalog der amtlichen Ausgaben 1916-1921, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Geitl Verlag, 2000.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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