1978 East Germany Space Flight 10 Mark - Extreme Rarity Found (Mintage 16)

I recently purchased both these coins at auction, from a major auction house. They were consecutive lots with basically identical descriptions. Both sold for €70.




When they arrived, they looked and felt noticeable different. One was significantly heavier than the other, and they had a different color. Turns out they are very different coins!

The top coin is the standard copper-nickel collector version with a mintage of 2,200.

The bottom coin is a pattern strike in silver. Only 100 minted, of which 84 were melted according to Kurt Jaeger (Die deutschen Münzen seit 1871: Bewertungen mit aktuellen Marktpreisen).

The last sale I found was last year, where a example sold for around $13,500.

 

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Nice cherry pick!

 

Wow!

 

Absolutely AWESOME! Looks like the auction house missed it big time.
Great pick up!