Germany 1965-G 2 pfennig

Heritage sale 3026, part of lot 27235

This specimen was part of lot 27235 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), which sold for $317.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Federal Republic Two Proof Sets 1950-1965-G & 1966-G, Each set contains eight coins, Pfennig to 5 Mark. All coins are choice. The 1950/1965 set is an unusual mixture of these two dates as issued by the government." 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 Karlsruhe mint mark was "G". The last issue for circulation was in 1969.

Recorded mintage: 13,584,000 plus 1,200 proofs.

Specification: 2.9 g, bronze, 19.25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 106.

Source:

• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1959-G 2 pfennig
• 1965-J 2 pfennig
• Germany 1965-G mark
• Germany 1965-G 2 mark
• Germany 1965-G 5 mark
• West Germany 1966-G 2 pfennig
• Coins and currency dated 1965
• return to Germany, West Germany