Germany 1935-A 5 mark KM-86
This specimen was lot 70845 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Weimar Republic. 5 Mark, 1935-A. Berlin Mint. NGC PROOF-63. Hindenburg Issue. An attractive Proof with shimmering, flashy fields, sharp strike, and pervasive almond to russet toning throughout." This type was struck 1935-36 to honor recent deceased war hero Paul von Hindenberg. It is common except in proof. In 1936, the Nazis added a swastika to the reverse. The Berlin mint also struck five mark with the Potdam garrison church on the obverse (KM 83).
Recorded mintage: 19,325,000 + 23,407,000 of KM 83.
Specification: 13.88 g, 0.900 fine silver, 29 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-86; J-360.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
Link to:
- Germany 1934-F 5 mark KM-85 Schiller
- Germany 1934-J 5 mark KM-82 Potsdam Garrison Church
- Germany 1935-A 50 pfennig
- 1935-F 5 mark, Hindenburg
- Coins and currency dated 1935