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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 2620335, member: 5233&quot;]I have always wanted a pattern coin...however with the majority of my collecting life focusing on US coins the changes of me ever obtaining one was slim.&nbsp; The costs are just too high.&nbsp; However, I was browsing one of my foreign coin dealers websites and I came across this coin.&nbsp; I instantly fell in love with the design and I had to buy it.&nbsp; It arrived yesterday and is easily my favorite coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is a German pattern.&nbsp; It&#039;s a 1908-D 25 Pfennig Schaaf 18/G30.&nbsp; It&#039;s mintage is unknown but likely in the 100-200 range.&nbsp; This example is graded PF65 RB by PCGS.&nbsp; It has lovely surfaces with great luster and beautiful reverse toning.&nbsp; I tried to capture the toning in the photos but it looks better in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was designed by the famous German medalist Karl Goetz and submitted as a proposed design for the new 25 Pfennig coin (a new denomination at the time).&nbsp; This design was not adopted nor were any of the other designs he proposed.&nbsp; The design ultimately chosen became J.18/KM-18 25 Pfennig coin in Nickel and was put into production in 1909.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/8VNeNVR.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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