10 Pfennigs type 1 - large shield
Features
| Issuer |
Germany (1871-1948)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Wilhelm I (1871-1888)
William II (1888-1918) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1873-1889 |
| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
| Currency | Mark (1873-1923) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (Cu 750, Ni 250) |
| Weight | 3.80 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Thickness | 1.35 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 11 October 1924 |
| Number | N# 6078 |
| References | KM# 4 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). 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. Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Die deutschen Münzen seit 1871. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). Helmut Kahnt, Günter Schön; 2016. Weltmünzkatalog / 19. Jahrhundert: 1801-1900 = World Coin Catalog (17th Edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. Erich Neumann; 1997. Brandenburg-preußische Münzprägungen 1415-1918 / Band 2. Königreich 1701-1918: unter der Herrschaft der Hohenzollern = Brandenburg-Prussian Coinage 1415-1918. Münz Zentrum, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. |
Obverse
Coat of Arms (Imperial eagle with big shield).
NOTE: Mintmarks on either side of tail.
Script: Latin
Lettering: B B
Reverse
Value and date
Script: Latin
Lettering:
DEUTSCHES REICH 1874
10
• PFENNIG •
Translation:
German Empire
Pfennig
Edge
Plain
Mints
| A | Berlin, Germany (1280-date) |
| B | Hanover, Germany |
| C | Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| D | Munich, Germany (1158-date) |
| E | Muldenhütten, Germany (1887-1953) |
| F | State Mint of Stuttgart / State Mints of Baden-Württemberg (Staatliche Münze Stuttgart / Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg), Germany (1374-date) |
| G | State Mint of Karlsruhe / State Mints of Baden-Württemberg (Staatliche Münze Karlsruhe / Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg), Germany (1827-date) |
| H | Darmstadt, Germany |
| J | Hamburg Mint (Hamburgische Münze), Germany (801-date) |
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1873 A | 930 854 | $ 0.25 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.80 | 4% | |||||||||
| 1873 B | 332 581 | 0.9% | |||||||||||||
| 1873 C | 522 133 | $ 2.30 | 1.4% | ||||||||||||
| 1873 D | 471 683 | $ 1.20 | $ 4.60 | 1.9% | |||||||||||
| 1873 F | 476 182 | $ 1.60 | $ 4.20 | $ 5.20 | 1.8% | ||||||||||
| 1873 G | 518 543 | 1.3% | |||||||||||||
| 1873 H | 43 750 | (fr) Peu commune | 0.4% | ||||||||||||
| 1874 A | 7 664 444 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.46 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.90 | 15% | ||||||||
| 1874 B | 2 669 093 | $ 1.50 | $ 2.90 | 3% | |||||||||||
| 1874 C | 12 029 314 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.40 | $ 1.20 | $ 5.20 | 11% | ||||||||
| 1874 D | 3 585 626 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.26 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | 3% | |||||||||
| 1874 E | 3 157 043 | $ 0.06 | $ 5.80 | $ 18 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1874 F | 7 309 406 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.40 | $ 1.40 | 5% | ||||||||||
| 1874 G | 5 550 602 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.93 | $ 1.50 | 4% | ||||||||||
| 1874 H | 3 323 014 | $ 4.20 | $ 4.20 | $ 4.20 | 2% | ||||||||||
| 1875 A | 15 522 645 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.70 | $ 3.70 | 21% | ||||||||
| 1875 B | 4 120 400 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.20 | $ 13 | 3% | |||||||||
| 1875 C | 8 304 202 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.84 | $ 0.84 | $ 0.84 | 7% | |||||||||
| 1875 D | 13 365 405 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.96 | 8% | |||||||||
| 1875 E | 9 832 510 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.76 | $ 0.76 | $ 0.76 | 5% | |||||||||
| 1875 F | 7 974 712 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.93 | $ 1.20 | 6% | |||||||||
| 1875 G | 5 389 874 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.95 | $ 2.90 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1875 H | 4 267 890 | $ 3.20 | 2% | ||||||||||||
| 1875 J | 9 406 752 | $ 0.49 | $ 0.49 | $ 0.62 | $ 0.74 | $ 2.20 | 13% | ||||||||
| 1876 A | 34 175 109 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.94 | $ 1.10 | 32% | ||||||||
| 1876 B | 
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10 120 520 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.39 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.20 | 10% | |||||||
| 1876 C | 13 214 086 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.46 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.30 | 12% | ||||||||
| 1876 D | 16 787 180 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.49 | $ 1.20 | 13% | |||||||||
| 1876 E | 6 160 852 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.59 | $ 0.59 | $ 1.20 | 5% | |||||||||
| 1876 F | 7 034 404 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.46 | $ 1.10 | 7% | |||||||||
| 1876 G | 6 222 400 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.57 | $ 0.69 | $ 0.93 | 6% | |||||||||
| 1876 H | 3 227 323 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.70 | $ 4.60 | 2% | ||||||||||
| 1876 J | 11 314 775 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.43 | $ 0.87 | $ 0.99 | 11% | |||||||||
| 1888 A |
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8 519 446 | $ 0.61 | $ 0.61 | $ 0.77 | $ 0.77 | $ 0.83 | 15% | |||||||
| 1888 D | 2 493 456 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.59 | $ 0.59 | 4% | ||||||||||
| 1888 E | 1 268 392 | $ 0.35 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.80 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1888 F | 1 340 000 | $ 0.50 | $ 1.10 | 3% | |||||||||||
| 1888 G | 1 081 296 | $ 0.23 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.20 | 3% | |||||||||
| 1888 J | 1 436 044 | $ 0.58 | $ 2.20 | 3% | |||||||||||
| 1889 A | 11 541 679 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.46 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.30 | 17% | ||||||||
| 1889 D | 2 813 250 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.61 | 5% | ||||||||||
| 1889 E | 1 492 950 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.61 | 4% | ||||||||||
| 1889 F | 2 432 300 | $ 0.38 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.93 | 5% | ||||||||||
| 1889 G | 1 222 976 | $ 0.66 | $ 0.66 | $ 0.66 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1889 J | 1 637 641 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.61 | $ 1.40 | 4% | ||||||||||
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232316 Lot 63373 
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13 Apr 2023 | 1888 A |
UNC (PCGS MS66 Prooflike) |
USD 384.00
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232316 Lot 63374
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13 Apr 2023 | 1888 D | UNC |
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Katz Auction 171 Lot 1898
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10 Oct 2025 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 20.82
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Katz Auction 171 Lot 1897
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10 Oct 2025 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 18.50
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Katz Auction 171 Lot 1896
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10 Oct 2025 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 23.13
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Katz Auction 119 Lot 738
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30 Mar 2024 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 18.50
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Katz Auction 82 Lot 602
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13 May 2023 | Undetermined | UNC |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 140
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26 Jul 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
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Katz Auction 180 Lot 3152
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2 Jan 2026 | Undetermined | AU |
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Katz Auction 152 Lot 490
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8 Mar 2025 | Undetermined | AU | Unsold | |
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