Following World War II, Germany was split into the Bundesrepublik Deutschland (West Germany) and the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (East Germany). Both sides began issuing coins in 1948 and both are famous for their long series of commemorative coins. East German citizens did not have access to the silver versions of their commemorative coins, which were only meant for export. Thus, when Germany reunited in 1990, and East Germans were able to purchase their former country’s coins, there was surge in demand for East German coins. They remain one of the most popular areas of German numismatics for two reasons: they are affordable; and the series are all closed.
Updated November 17, 2022
1948-A 1 Pfennig KM-1 EF $3.50
1948-A 1 Pfennig KM-1 AU $14.00
1948-A 1 Pfennig KM-1 MS63, soft strike $67.50 Reduced to $35.00
1948-A 1 Pfennig KM-1 MS63 $40.00
1949-E 1 Pfennig KM-1 VF+ $27.00
1949-E 1 Pfennig KM-1 AU $115.00
1950-A 1 Pfennig KM-1 EF+ $9.00
1950-E 1 Pfennig KM-1 EF $13.50
1952-A 1 Pfennig KM-5 AU $3.25
1952-A 1 Pfennig KM-5 AU, neat minor clip $3.25
1952-A 1 Pfennig KM-5 AU+ $12.00
1952-A 1 Pfennig KM-5 MS62 $16.00 Reduced to $10.00
1952-A 1 Pfennig KM-5 MS63 $13.50 Reduced to $12.00
1952-E 1 Pfennig KM-5 AU $20.00
1953-A 1 Pfennig KM-5 EF $2.90
1953-A 1 Pfennig KM-5 AU $4.50 Reduced to $3.60
1953-E 1 Pfennig KM-5 MS-60 $67.50
1961-A 1 Pfennig KM-8.1 AU Prooflike, Rare! $50.00
1962-A 1 Pfennig KM-8.1 Choice to Gem Uncirculated Fifty Piece Roll $120.00
1963-A 1 Pfennig KM-8.1 Choice to Gem Uncirculated Fifty Piece Roll $160.00
1965-A 1 Pfennig KM-8.1 AU $1.00
1975-A 1 Pfennig KM-8.1 Choice to Gem Uncirculated Bank-wrapped roll of fifty pieces $112.50
1977-A 1 Pfennig KM-8.2 Choice to Gem Uncirculated Bank-wrapped roll of fifty pieces $22.50
1978-A 1 Pfennig KM-8.2 Choice to Gem Uncirculated Bank-wrapped roll of fifty pieces $18.00
1983-A 1 Pfennig KM-8.2 Choice to Gem Uncirculated Bank-wrapped roll of fifty pieces, 28 rolls available $19.00
1948-A 5 Pfennig KM-2 EF $3.50
1949-A 5 Pfennig KM-2 EF $16.25 Reduced to $3.50
1949-A 5 Pfennig KM-2 EF+ $29.00 Reduced to $16.50
1950-A 5 Pfennig KM-2 EF $7.00
1950-A 5 Pfennig KM-2 AU $20.00
1952-A 5 Pfennig KM-6 EF+ $2.70
1952-A 5 Pfennig KM-6 AU $2.90
1952-E 5 Pfennig KM-6 EF $5.50
1952-E 5 Pfennig KM-6 EF+ $6.50
1952-E 5 Pfennig KM-6 AU $7.50
1952-E 5 Pfennig KM-6 MS-63 $11.25
1952-E 5 Pfennig KM-6 MS-64, scattered light corrosion $9.00
1952-E 5 Pfennig KM-6 MS-64 $16.25
1953-A 5 Pfennig KM-6 MS-63 $13.50
1953-E 5 Pfennig KM-6 EF $5.75
1953-E 5 Pfennig KM-6 EF+ $27.00
1948-A 10 Pfennig KM-3 Very Fine $2.25
1948-A 10 Pfennig KM-3 EF+ $20.00 Reduced to $5.00
1948-A 10 Pfennig KM-3 AU $27.00
1949-A 10 Pfennig KM-3 EF $6.75 Reduced to $5.00
1949-A 10 Pfennig KM-3 EF+ $19.00
1949-A 10 Pfennig KM-3 AU $36.00
1950-A 10 Pfennig KM-3 Very Fine $1.80
1950-E 10 Pfennig KM-3 EF, obverse flaw $18.00
1950-E 10 Pfennig KM-3 EF, rare! $130.00
1950-E 10 Pfennig KM-3 AU, obverse rim bruise, reverse mark $225.00
1952-A 10 Pfennig KM-7 EF $3.50
1952-A 10 Pfennig KM-7 AU $19.00
1952-A 10 Pfennig KM-7 MS60 $36.00
1952-A 10 Pfennig KM-7 MS64 $90.00
1952-E 10 Pfennig KM-7 EF, light rim dings $17.00
1952-E 10 Pfennig KM-7 EF, minor porosity $18.00
1952-E 10 Pfennig KM-7 EF $18.00
1952-E 10 Pfennig KM-7 AU $105.00
1953-A 10 Pfennig KM-7 EF $22.00
1953-A 10 Pfennig KM-7 AU+ $80.00
1953-E 10 Pfennig KM-7 EF+, small obverse flaw $55.00
1953-E 10 Pfennig KM-7 EF+ $90.00
1963-A 10 Pfennig KM-10 EF $29.00
1963-A 10 Pfennig KM-10 AU $40.00
1963-A 10 Pfennig KM-10 AU+ $65.00
1983-A 10 Pfennig KM-10 EF, reverse crust $9.00
1969 20 Pfennig KM-11 EF+ $4.00
1950-A 50 Pfennig KM-4 EF $11.75
1950-A 50 Pfennig KM-4 AU $36.00
1958-A 50 Pfennig KM-12 AU $3.00
1968-A 50 Pfennig KM-12.2 EF+ $2.90
1973-A 50 Pfennig KM-12.2 EF $4.00
1980-A 50 Pfennig KM-12.2 EF, light abrasions $55.00
1981-A 50 Pfennig KM-12.2 EF+ $6.25
1982-A 50 Pfennig KM-12.2 MS-67 $9.00
1956-A 1 Mark KM-13 EF $3.00
1956-A 1 Mark KM-13 MS60 $8.00
1963-A 1 Mark KM-13 AU, minor obverse scrape $4.00
1957-A 2 Mark KM-14 EF $6.00
1977-A 2 Mark KM-48 EF+ $7.25
1978-A 2 Mark KM-48 EF+ $7.25
1969 5 Mark KM-22.1a MS-63, Nickel Pattern 20th Anniversary DDR $145.00
1971-A 5 Mark KM-29 AU Brandenburg Gate $6.00
1971-A 5 Mark KM-29 MS-64 Brandenburg Gate $36.00
1972 5 Mark KM-36 AU Johannes Brahms $11.75
1972-A 5 Mark KM-37 AU City of Meissen $8.00
1973-A 5 Mark KM-43 AU, hairlined Otto Lilienthal $31.50
1973-A 5 Mark KM-43 MS-66 Otto Lilienthal $45.00
1975 5 Mark KM-54 MS-63, hairlined Thomas Mann $13.50
1978-A 5 Mark KM-67 MS64, obverse spot Friedrich Klopstock $16.25
1979 5 Mark KM-72 MS63, obverse toning Albert Einstein $50.00
1979 5 Mark KM-72 MS-66 Albert Einstein $67.50
1979 5 Mark KM-72 Gem Proof in the original case (3 available) Albert Einstein (2 available) $100.00
1980 5 Mark KM-76 MS64 Adolph Von Menzel $25.00
1980 5 Mark KM-76 MS66 Adolph Von Menzel $30.00
1981 5 Mark KM-79 Gem Proof in the original case Tilman Riemenschneider $77.50
1982-A 5 Mark KM-86 MS-62 Wartburg Castle $25.00
1982-A 5 Mark KM-86 MS-64, reverse toning Wartburg Castle $31.50
1983-A 5 Mark KM-90 MS-64 Martin Luther’s Birthplace $27.00
1984-A 5 Mark KM-96 MS-66 Leipzig Old City Hall $22.50
1984-A 5 Mark KM-96 Proof-65, Cameo, reverse fingerprints Leipzig Old City Hall $67.50
1984-A 5 Mark KM-97 MS-67 Thomas Church of Leipzig $45.00
1984-A 5 Mark KM-98 MS-65 Adolf Freiherr von Lutzow $67.50
1986-A 5 Mark KM-110 MS-66 Potsdam – Sansoucci $22.50
1986-A 5 Mark KM-111 MS-66 Potsdam – New Palace $22.50
1987-A 5 Mark KM-114 MS-63 Berlin – Nikolai Viertel $10.50
1988-A 5 Mark KM-121 MS-65 Rostock $18.00
1989-A 5 Mark MS62 Carl von Ossietsky $45.00
1967 10 Mark KM-17.1 MS-65, deep toning Kathe Kollwitz $65.00
1969 10 Mark KM-24 MS-64, faint hairlines Johann Friedrich Bottger $50.00
1969 10 Mark KM-24 MS-65, nice toning Johann Friedrich Bottger $72.50
1974-A 10 Mark KM-PR13 MS-63, hairlined 25th Anniversary D.D.R. in Silver – only 1,500 made $1,125.00
1975 10 Mark KM-56 MS65, reverse toning Albert Schweitzer $55.00
1975 10 Mark KM-56 MS66 Albert Schweitzer $60.00
1975-A 10 Mark KM-58 AU, cleaned 20th Anniversary – Warsaw Pact $4.00
1976 10 Mark KM-62 MS65 Carl Maria Von Weber $75.00
1976 10 Mark KM-62 Proof-66, Deep Cameo Carl Maria Von Weber $120.00
1978-A 10 Mark KM-69 MS-64 Justus von Liebig $110.00
1981-A 10 Mark KM-80 MS62 25th Anniversary – National People’s Army $15.00
1981 10 Mark KM-82 MS-64 700th Anniversary of Berlin Mint $55.00
1982 10 Mark KM-87 MS63 Leipzig Gewandhaus $45.00
1982 10 Mark KM-87 MS-64 Leipzig Gewandhaus $62.50
1983 10 Mark KM-92 MS64 Death of Richard Wagner $45.00
1985-A 10 Mark KM-106 MS63, reverse spot 40th Anniversary – Liberation from Fascism $12.00
1986-A 10 Mark KM-109 AU, cleaned Ernst Thaelmann $7.00
1986-A 10 Mark KM-109 MS64 Ernst Thaelmann $11.00
1986-A 10 Mark KM-109 MS66 Ernst Thaelmann $13.00
1988-A 10 Mark KM-125 AU East German Sports $6.00
1989-A 10 Mark KM-132 MS62 40th Anniversary of East Germany $12.00
1990-A 10 Mark KM-136 MS63, toned International Labor Day $8.00
1990-A 10 Mark KM-136 MS64, obverse toning International Labor Day $9.00
1966 20 Mark KM-16 MS-63, light hairlines Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz $170.00
1966 20 Mark KM-16 MS-64, milky toning Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz $180.00
1969 20 Mark KM-25 MS-63 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe $110.00
1969 20 Mark KM-25 MS-64 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe $115.00
1969 20 Mark KM-TS11 MS-63, lightly cleaned Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Uniface Aluminum Trial Piece $180.00
1971 20 Mark KM-32 MS-66 Karl Liebknecht – Rosa Luxemburg $110.00
1971 20 Mark KM-33 MS64 Heinrich Mann $11.00
1971-A 20 Mark KM-34 AU Ernst Thaelmann $9.00
1971-A 20 Mark KM-34 MS64 Ernst Thaelmann $11.00
1971-A 20 Mark KM-34 MS65, obverse toning Ernst Thaelmann $12.00
1972-A 20 Mark KM-42 AU Wilhelm Pieck $9.00
1975 20 Mark KM-59 MS-60, hairlined Johann Sebastian Bach (Incuse lettering) $85.00
1975 20 Mark KM-59 MS-64, toned Johann Sebastian Bach (Incuse lettering) $100.00
1980-A 20 Mark KM-78 MS-63 Death of Ernst Abbe $95.00
1980-A 20 Mark KM-78 Proof-64, Deep Cameo Death of Ernst Abbe $130.00
1981 20 Mark KM-83 MS-63, faint cleaning Death of vom Stein $60.00
1983-A 20 Mark KM-94 MS63 Birth of Martin Luther $400.00
1985-A 20 Mark KM-105 MS-63 Ernst Moritz Arndt $160.00
1990-A 20 Mark KM-139 MS64, toned Brandenberg Gate in Nickel $9.00
1990-A 20 Mark KM-139a MS64 Brandenberg Gate in Silver $25.00
1980-A 8 piece Mint Set KM-MS2 MS-65+ Original Case (2 available) $90.00
1987-A 4 piece Mint Set KM-MSA16 MS-65+ Original Case, includes all four 5 Marks of this year $31.50
1982-A 7 piece Proof Set KM-PS3 Gem Proof, some corrosion on the edges of the 20 Pfennig Original Case $250.00
