Germany 1916-D pfennig

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2612

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2616

The first specimen was lot 2612 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $40. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY: Kaiserreich, AE pfennig, 1916-D, full red, PCGS graded MS65 RD." The second specimen was lot 2616 in the same sale, where it sold for $55. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY: Kaiserreich, AE pfennig, 1916-D, a superb example, PCGS graded MS65 RD." This type was struck 1890-1916 from six mints, including Munich, shown here. In 1917, wartime shortages forced the mints to switch the coin to aluminum (KM 24).

Recorded mintage: 5,401,000, a fairly common date.

Specification: 2 g, copper, 17.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-10, J-10.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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