Dear
Mac, Altamura, and Board,
Altamura was of course right! Attached is the information, courtesy of the kind efforts of
Warren Esty. He adds that "The PR was 300 DM on an estimate of 350.."
In 1985, the
average exchange rate was 2.94 marks to the US dollar. My source for this is:
https://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/projects/currency.htmIt is a
bit late here to do these sort of calculations, but if I did it correctly, the coin sold for roughly $102. In current dollars, that would translate to roughly $259.33.
Sorry, I just realized my curiosity
had blown me perhaps a little too far in the
price discussion direction. I will end here and
hope the historical context of my research will find an interested audience who will see it in the same light.
Best regards,
Mark Fox
Michigan