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[[Image:K406-5230.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 406, lot 5230]] | [[Image:K406-5230.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 406, lot 5230]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 5230 in Künker sale 406 ( | + | This specimen was lot 5230 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,115 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK, 1949-1990, 5 Pfennig 1968, A, glatter Rand. Kupfer. Von großer Seltenheit. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany, East Germany|people's republic of Germany]], 1949-90, five pfennig of 1968, plain edge, copper. Extremely rare, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This is an off-metal strike of the regular aluminum five pfennig that was struck in Berlin in 1968, 1972 and 1975. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 282,303,000 in aluminum. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 282,303,000 in aluminum. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[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. | * 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, ''Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024. | ||
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* [[East Germany 1952-A 1 pfennig]] | * [[East Germany 1952-A 1 pfennig]] | ||
| + | * [[East Germany 1968-A 1 pfennig|1968-A pfennig]] | ||
| + | * [[East Germany 1968 20 mark|1968 20 mark, Karl Marx]] | ||
* [[East Germany 1979-A 5 pfennig|1979-A 5 pfennig]] | * [[East Germany 1979-A 5 pfennig|1979-A 5 pfennig]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1968]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1968]] | ||
[[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]] | [[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:56, 28 November 2024
This specimen was lot 5230 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,115 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK, 1949-1990, 5 Pfennig 1968, A, glatter Rand. Kupfer. Von großer Seltenheit. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (people's republic of Germany, 1949-90, five pfennig of 1968, plain edge, copper. Extremely rare, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This is an off-metal strike of the regular aluminum five pfennig that was struck in Berlin in 1968, 1972 and 1975.
Recorded mintage: 282,303,000 in aluminum.
Specification: normal issue: 1 g, aluminum, 19 mm diameter; this specimen copper, 18,79 mm; 3,13 g.
Catalog reference: KM 9.1, J. 1509 Anm.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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