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This specimen was lot 2550 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €600 (about US$826 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REICHSKLEINMÜNZEN, 1/2 Mark 1909 E. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, polierte Platte. Aus der Sammlung Jürgen und Erika Schmidt, Bovenden. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 101, Osnabrück 2005, Nr. 2417.'' ([[Germany, Empire (1871-1918)|empire small change]], half mark of 1909. Rare in this condition, cabinet example. Beautiful patina, proof.)"</blockquote> This coin is from a type issued 1905-19 from the Berlin (mintmark "A"), Munich (mintmark "D"), Muldenhutten (mintmark "E", shown here), Stuttgart (mintmark "F"), Karlsruhe (mintmark "G") and Hamburg (mintmark "J") mints. Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of two mark and up were permitted for the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. This date is scarce compared to the issues of 1914-19 which were hoarded.

''Recorded mintage:'' 745,000, a somewhat scarce date.

''Specification:'' 2.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, .080 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 17, J. 16.

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

''Link to:''
* [[Germany 1908-D 1/2 mark|1908-D ½ mark]]
* [[Germany 1908-E 1/2 mark|1908-E ½ mark]]
* [[Germany 1909-F 5 pfennig|1909-F 5 pfennig]]
* [[Germany 1909-E 10 pfennig|1909-E 10 pfennig]]
* [[Germany 1909-E 25 pfennig|1909-E 25 pfennig]]
* [[Germany 1909-J 25 pfennig|1909-J 25 pfennig]]
* [[Germany 1909-F 1/2 mark|1909-F ½ mark]]
* [[Germany 1909-G 1/2 mark|1909-G ½ mark]]
* [[Germany 1909-A mark|1909-A mark]]
* [[Germany 1909-D mark|1909-D mark]]
* [[Anhalt 1909-A 3 mark]]
* [[Baden 1909-G 10 mark]]
* [[Bavaria 1909-D 10 mark]]
* [[Hamburg 1909-J 3 mark]]
* [[Lubeck 1909-A 3 mark]]
* [[Lubeck 1909-A 10 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1909-A 3 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1909-A 10 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1909-A 20 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1909-J 20 mark]]
* [[Reuss-Obergreiz 1909-A 3 mark]]
* [[Saxe-Meiningen 1909-D 10 mark]]
* [[Saxony 1909 2 mark]] Leipzig U.
* [[Saxony 1909-E 3 mark]]
* [[Saxony 1909 5 mark]] Leipzig U.
* [[Saxony 1909-E 10 mark]]
* [[Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1909-A 3 mark]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1909-F 3 mark]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1909-F 10 mark]]
* [[Germany 1911-E 1/2 mark|1911-E ½ mark]]
* [[Germany 1911-J 1/2 mark|1911-J ½ mark]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1909]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]][[Category: Silver dimes of the world]]

Germany 1909-E 1/2 mark - Revision history

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