Germany 1965-J 2 pfennig

Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74659

from the Stonecat Collection

The first specimen was lot 74659 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Federal Republic. 2 Pfennig, 1965-J. Hamburg Mint. NGC PROOF-65 Brown. A stunning Gem quality example with strong plum to cobalt toning." This type was produced at four mints (Munich, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe and Hamburg) in 1950 in such numbers that no more were struck until 1958. The Hamburg mint mark was "J". The type was converted in 1968 to copper plated steel (KM 106a).

Recorded mintage: 33,397,000. The SCWC does not list proofs for this date.

Specification: 3.25 g, bronze, 19.25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-106.

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, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• 1961-F 2 pfennig
• 1965-G 2 pfennig
• 1965-G mark
• Germany 1965-G 2 mark
• Germany 1965-G 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1965