2 Pfennige - Ernest II
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Features
| Issuer |
Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Duke |
Ernest II (Ernst II) (1844-1893)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1847-1856 |
| Value | 2 Pfennige = ⅕ Groschen (1⁄150) |
| Currency | Thaler (1841-1870) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 2.98 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Thickness | 1.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 34987 |
| References | AKS# 113 Paul Arnold, Harald Küthmann, Dirk Steinhilber; 2022. Großer deutscher Münzkatalog: von 1800 bis heute = Great German Coin Catalog (37th Edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. Kurt Jaeger, Walter Grasser; 1970. Die Münzprägungen der deutschen Staaten vom Ausgang des alten vor Einführung der Reichswährung / Band 11. Die sächsischen Herzogtümer = The coinages of the German states from the beginning of the old currency before the introduction of the imperial currency. Munzen & Medaillen, Basel, Switzerland. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Helmut Kahnt, Günter Schön; 2016. Weltmünzkatalog / 19. Jahrhundert: 1801-1900 = World Coin Catalog (17th Edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. |
Obverse
Crowned coat of arms, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HERZOGTH.S.COB.-GOTHA
F
1856
Reverse
Denomination.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SCHEIDE-MÜNZE
2
PFENNIGE
5 EINEN GROSCHEN
Edge
Plain
Mint
Dresden, GermanyMark
| F | Gustav Theodor Fischer, Mint Master, Dresden (1845-1860) |
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1847 | F | 130 000 | $ 2.30 | 13% | |||||||||||
| 1851 | F | 125 000 | $ 8.20 | 15% | |||||||||||
| 1852 | F | 146 000 | 11% | ||||||||||||
| 1856 | F | 
|
600 000 | $ 3.20 | $ 7.60 | $ 41 | 71% | ||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Katz Auction 158 Lot 523 
|
14 May 2025 | 1856 F | XF |
USD 41.64
(EUR 36.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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