Germany 1951-F 2 mark

Steve Album Auction 53, lot 3080

This specimen was lot 3080 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $660. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY: Federal Republic, 2 deutsche mark, Stuttgart, 1951-F, a fantastic proof quality example, from a low mintage of only 150 pieces, rare, PCGS graded Proof 66 CAM, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This type was struck 1951 only and is comparatively scarce; the proofs are rare. When production of this denomination resumed in 1957, the coin featured a bust of physicist Max Planck.

Recorded mintage: 22,609,000 plus 150 proofs.

Specification: 7 g, copper-nickel, 26.75 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-111, J-386.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 53, featuring Selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld, Almer H. Orr III, Dr. Dirk Loer and Joe Sedillot Collections, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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