Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1972. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $330. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Pfalz. Ludwig IV. 1436-1449. AR Groschen or Weisspfennig (1.78 g, 11h). Bacharach mint. Dated 1443. Coats of arms of Pfalz-Bayern (Palatinate-Bavaria) in center of coats of arms of Mainz, Trier, and Köln, all within trefoil / St. Peter below canopy, holding staff and key, coat of arms below. Noss, Pfälzischen 143, Levinson I-66; Frey 58. Near VF. Very rare and the key date to the series.

From the Robert A. Levinson Collection.