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This specimen was lot 71463, in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "GERMANY. Empire. 5 Pfennig, 1906-A. Berlin Mint. PCGS PROOF-65 Gold Shield. An intense proof issue, this Gem piece offers tremendous radiance and brilliance, with a hint of cobalt speckled throughout. Just two specimens graded finer by PCGS." This coin is a copper-nickel five pfennig from a type issued 1890-1915 from the Berlin (mintmark "A", shown here), Munich (mintmark "D"), Muldenhutten (mintmark "E"), Stuttgart (mintmark "F"), Karlsruhe (mintmark "G") and Hamburg (mintmark "J") mints. Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of [[Baden 1911-G 2 mark|two mark]] and up were permitted to the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. Wartime shortages forced the regime to convert the coin to iron in 1915-22.  
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This specimen was lot 71463, in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "GERMANY. Empire. 5 Pfennig, 1906-A. Berlin Mint. PCGS PROOF-65 Gold Shield. An intense proof issue, this Gem piece offers tremendous radiance and brilliance, with a hint of cobalt speckled throughout. Just two specimens graded finer by PCGS." This coin is a copper-nickel five pfennig from a type issued 1890-1915 from the Berlin (mintmark "A", shown here), Munich (mintmark "D"), Muldenhutten (mintmark "E"), Stuttgart (mintmark "F"), Karlsruhe (mintmark "G") and Hamburg (mintmark "J") mints. Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of [[Lippe-Detmold 1906-A 2 mark|two mark]] and up were permitted to the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. Wartime shortages forced the regime to convert the coin to iron in 1915-22.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 18,970,000.  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 18,970,000.  
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* 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.
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2019.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
 
  
 
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* [[Germany 1904-A 10 pfennig|1904-A 10 pfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1904-A 5 pfennig|1904-A 5 pfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1906-A 10 pfennig|1906-A 10 pfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1906-E 10 pfennig|1906-E 10 pfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1906-E 1/2 mark|1906-E ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1906-G 1/2 mark|1906-G ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1906-G 1/2 mark|1906-G ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1906-F mark|1906-F mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1906-F mark|1906-F mark]]
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* [[Baden 1906-G 2 mark]]
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* [[Baden 1906 2 mark]], wedding anniversary
 
* [[Baden 1906-G 5 mark Dav-536|Baden 1906-G 5 mark]]
 
* [[Baden 1906-G 5 mark Dav-536|Baden 1906-G 5 mark]]
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* [[Baden 1906-G 10 mark]]
 
* [[Bavaria 1906-D 5 mark]]
 
* [[Bavaria 1906-D 5 mark]]
 
* [[Bremen 1906-J 5 mark Dav-630|Bremen 1906-J 5 mark]]
 
* [[Bremen 1906-J 5 mark Dav-630|Bremen 1906-J 5 mark]]
 
* [[Bremen 1906-J 20 mark]]
 
* [[Bremen 1906-J 20 mark]]
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* [[Hamburg 1906-J 10 mark]]
 
* [[Hesse 1906-A 20 mark]]
 
* [[Hesse 1906-A 20 mark]]
 
* [[Lippe-Detmold 1906-A 2 mark]]
 
* [[Lippe-Detmold 1906-A 2 mark]]
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* [[Lubeck 1906-A 2 mark]]
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* [[Lubeck 1906-A 10 mark]]
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* [[Prussia 1906-A 2 mark]]
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* [[Prussia 1906-A 5 mark Dav-789|Prussia 1906-A 5 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1906-A 20 mark]]
 
* [[Prussia 1906-A 20 mark]]
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* [[Saxony 1906-E 2 mark]]
 
* [[Saxony 1906-E 10 mark]]
 
* [[Saxony 1906-E 10 mark]]
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* [[Germany 1907-A 5 pfennig|1907-A 5 pfennig]]
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* [[Wurttemberg 1906-F 2 mark]]
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* [[Germany 1909-F 5 pfennig|1909-F 5 pfennig]]
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* [[Wurttemberg 1906-F 10 mark]]
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* [[Germany 1907-A 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1906]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1906]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale]]
 
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale]]

Latest revision as of 14:02, 20 April 2026

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71463
Germany SB1019-71463r.jpg

This specimen was lot 71463, in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Empire. 5 Pfennig, 1906-A. Berlin Mint. PCGS PROOF-65 Gold Shield. An intense proof issue, this Gem piece offers tremendous radiance and brilliance, with a hint of cobalt speckled throughout. Just two specimens graded finer by PCGS." This coin is a copper-nickel five pfennig from a type issued 1890-1915 from the Berlin (mintmark "A", shown here), Munich (mintmark "D"), Muldenhutten (mintmark "E"), 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 to the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. Wartime shortages forced the regime to convert the coin to iron in 1915-22.

Recorded mintage: 18,970,000.

Specification: 2.5 g, copper-nickel, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-11; J-12.

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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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