Germany 1923-F 50 pfennig

Sincona sale 51, lot 3382

This specimen was lot 3382 in Sincona sale 51 (Zurich, October 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Weimarer Republik, 50 Rentenpfennig 1923 F, Stuttgart. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Germany, Weimar republic, fifty pfennig of 1923, Stuttgart mint. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

This type was issued 1923-25 as part of the renten mark coinage, which superseded the reichsmark of the Wilhelmine empire. The type is uncommon but this date is scarce.

Recorded mintage: 120,000, a better date.

Specification: 5.17 g, aluminum bronze, this specimen 4.92 g.

Catalog reference: KM 34, J. 310.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

Link to:

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• Germany 1923-E 3 mark KM-29
• Germany 1923-E 200 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1923
• return to coins of Germany, Weimar Republic (1918-1933)