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This specimen was lot 44479 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $85. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. 200 Mark, 1923-A. Berlin Mint. PCGS PROOF-66. Hyperinflationary issue. A Gem with strong frosty luster throughout." This coin is an aluminum 200 mark from a type issued 1923 only from six mints, including the Berlin (mintmark "A") mint. 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 coin was issued in the middle of the infamous hyperinflation, destroying the savings of the German middle class and radicalizing it.
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The first specimen was lot 44479 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $85. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. 200 Mark, 1923-A. Berlin Mint. PCGS PROOF-66. Hyperinflationary issue. A Gem with strong frosty luster throughout." This coin is an aluminum 200 mark from a type issued 1923 only from six mints, including the Berlin (mintmark "A") mint. 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 coin was issued in the middle of the infamous hyperinflation, destroying the savings of the German middle class and radicalizing it.
 
   
 
   
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 174,900,000 + proofs.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 174,900,000 + proofs.
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 
 
* Jaeger, Kurt, ''Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871,'' Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
 
* Jaeger, Kurt, ''Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871,'' Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
  
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* [[Germany 1922-J 3 mark KM-29|1922-J 3 mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1922-J 3 mark KM-29|1922-J 3 mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-E 3 mark KM-29|1923-E 3 mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-E 3 mark KM-29|1923-E 3 mark]]
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* [[Germany 1923-A 2 pfennig|1923-A 2 rentenpfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1923-F 2 reichspfennig|1923-F 2 reichspfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-F 10 pfennig|1923-F 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-F 10 pfennig|1923-F 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-F 50 pfennig|1923-F 50 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-F 50 pfennig|1923-F 50 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-E 200 mark|1923-E 200 mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-E 200 mark|1923-E 200 mark]]
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* [[Germany 1923-F 200 mark|1923-F 200 mark]]
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* [[Germany 1923-D 500 mark|1923-D 500 mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-F 500 mark|1923-F 500 mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-F 500 mark|1923-F 500 mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-G 500 mark|1923-G 500 mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-G 500 mark|1923-G 500 mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-J 500 mark|1923-J 500 mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1923-J 500 mark|1923-J 500 mark]]
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* [[Westphalia 1923 10000 mark notgeld]]
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* [[Westphalia 1923 5 million mark notgeld]]
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* [[Westphalia 1923 50 million mark notgeld]]
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* [[Westphalia 1923 billion mark notgeld]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1923]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1923]]
 
* return to coins of [[Germany, Weimar Republic (1918-1933)]]
 
* return to coins of [[Germany, Weimar Republic (1918-1933)]]
  
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale]][[Category: Aluminum coins of the world]]
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[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale]][[Category: Aluminum coins of the world]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Latest revision as of 18:43, 31 March 2026

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44479
SB821-44479r.jpg
formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection
Germany 1923A 200 mark rev DSLR.jpg

The first specimen was lot 44479 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. 200 Mark, 1923-A. Berlin Mint. PCGS PROOF-66. Hyperinflationary issue. A Gem with strong frosty luster throughout." This coin is an aluminum 200 mark from a type issued 1923 only from six mints, including the Berlin (mintmark "A") mint. 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 coin was issued in the middle of the infamous hyperinflation, destroying the savings of the German middle class and radicalizing it.

Recorded mintage: 174,900,000 + proofs.

Specification: 1 g, aluminum, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-35; J-304.

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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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