This lot contains: 1 Reichspfennig - 1936 - Germany - A - Hamburg (Very Scarce) 1 Reichspfennig - 1937 -Germany - G - Karlsruhe (Scarce) 1 Reichspfennig - 1937 - Germany - E - Muldenhütten (Scarce) 1 Reichspfennig - 1937 - Germany - F - Stuttgart (Scarce) 1 Reichspfennig - 1937 - Germany - A - Hamburg 1 Reichspfennig - 1939 - Germany - B - Viena (Scarce) 1 Reichspfennig - 1939 - Germany - J - Hamburg (Scarce) 1 Reichspfennig - 1939 - Germany - D - Muniche (Scarce) 1 Reichspfennig - 1939 - Germany - G - Karlsruhe 1 Reichspfennig - 1939 - Germany - F - Stuttgart 1 Reichspfennig - 1938 - Germany - B - Viena (Scarce) 1 Reichspfennig - 1938 - Germany - G - Karlsruhe (Scarce) 1 Reichspfennig - 1938 -Germany - J - Hamburg 1 Reichspfennig - 1940 - Germany - J - Hamburg 1 Reichspfennig - 1940 - Germany - F - Stuttgart This curated selection of 1 Reichspfennig coins represents a pivotal era in European numismatic history. Spanning from 1936 to 1940, this lot includes a variety of mint marks from across the German Reich, including the highly sought-after Vienna (B) and Karlsruhe (G) mints. Collectors will find several key dates and scarce mintages in this group, specifically from the early bronze period before the transition to wartime zinc. These coins feature the crisp heraldry and high-relief strikes characteristic of pre-war German engineering. The Mint Mark Guide To assist bidders, here are the mints represented in this collection: A: Berlin (Note: In your list, "A" is usually Berlin, though Hamburg is "J") B: Vienna (Wien) D: Munich (München) E: Muldenhütten F: Stuttgart G: Karlsruhe J: Hamburg 1. Low Mintage by Mint (The "G", "E", and "B" Factor) While the Berlin mint (A) produced hundreds of millions of coins, smaller regional mints like Karlsruhe (G) and Muldenhütten (E) had much lower production quotas. The 1938 & 1939 "B" (Vienna): These are particularly historic. Following the Anschluss (annexation of Austria) in 1938, the Vienna mint began producing German currency. The 1938-B and 1939-B are highly prized as they represent the very first years of this transition. 2. The 1936 "A" (Very Scarce) The 1936-A is a standout. This was a transitional year for German iconography, and surviving bronze examples in high grade are increasingly difficult to find, as many were lost to circulation or melted down during the metal shortages of the 1940s. 3. The Bronze-to-Zinc Shift By 1940, the Reich switched production from bronze to zinc to save copper and tin for the war effort. Your 1937–1939 bronze issues are "survivors." Because bronze was a strategic metal, huge quantities of these coins were withdrawn from circulation and melted down by the government to be repurposed for shell casings and wiring. This "melt rate" makes surviving bronze Reichspfennigs much rarer than their original mintage numbers suggest. 4. Geographic Distribution Coins from Hamburg (J) and Vienna (B) often saw heavy circulation or were concentrated in specific regions that saw heavy conflict, meaning fewer "Uncirculated" or "Extra Fine" examples made it into the hands of modern collectors.