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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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(His could get pretty in depth. I already have a list of over 30 countries..H*?2 (:2 Vichy coins...also was gonna just start with the European and N. American countries...although I do have Tunisian and Ausrralian from the period..Hmmm..oh well...pretty sure my intrest in this will outlast Bronwyns...  |
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Valued Member
United States
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If my Father and Uncle are to be believed....... you will need to include chocolate bars, cigarettes, and nylons. They claim that you could get whatever you wanted in Italy with these three things!!
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Valued Member
United States
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some of the german commems from war time can be quite pricey like the Martin Luther 5mk and the Schiller 5 mk
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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that's funny... But anyway, that would be an amazing set with a LOT of possibilities... I might try a small version with my sons  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Australia
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If my Father and Uncle are to be believed....... you will need to include chocolate bars, cigarettes, and nylons. They claim that you could get whatever you wanted in Italy with these three things!
Probably still can from what I read about Mr Berlusconi  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Yass, you're a dag.
I find the occupied territories coinage rather interesting: France; Malaya; Netherlands East Indies; etc.
When I was a kid, I was allowed to keep any foreign coin found in my Dad's till if I could tell him something about the country it came from. I now understand that he fostered my education: coins are great windows into geography; history; art; metallurgy; ...
Peter
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree Peter and Yass. As my daughter gets older (she is 8). I am starting to see that the American educational system is lacking some of the details that are important parts of history, especially World history. Not blaming the teachers but I don't think thy have the time to give more than a survey of facts. Being somewhat of a history geek I tend to teach her things using historical references as examples.
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New Member
United States
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I like your idea of a WWII Type set. I think a good start would be the U.S. Wartime Nickel and Steel Cent as well as Canadian Tombac Victory Nickel since the metal content was changed due to War effort.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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This sounds like a great project. I always think that having a focus, something to aim for, is much more rewarding thn just mindless collecting.
If you've very adventerous you could do a clickable map web page - or something similar to showcase them all.
Best of luck with it.
Malcolm
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Canada
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A really good idea which should keep you busy for some time to come...do you care about the grade.....if not and you need some of the Canadian ones let me know... Quote:
If my Father and Uncle are to be believed....... you will need to include chocolate bars, cigarettes, and nylons. They claim that you could get whatever you wanted in Italy with these three things! ummmmm I wonder what this means  |
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Germany
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Guess it means the same as it meant in German during the allied occupation - hardly anything could be purchased. So people "bought" things by swapping, often on the black market. Except all that applied to the time shortly after that war, so people who focus on WW2 stuff can leave them out. :) Similarly, the Martin Luther and Schiller coins mentioned earlier were not issued in the war years either. Saves some more money ...
Christian
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I seem to recall that there were 6 signers of the Tripartite Pact (Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria) along with some other axis aligned nations such as Finland, so don't forget all those. Most only know the big 3. Anyway, great idea. For those of you interested in WWII, see the picture in the link provided. Notice the size of the ship in the lower left. Obviously, my uncle never made it home from that voyage. Afterward, they decide maybe they shouldn't carry troops and ammunition on the same ship. You would think they would have figured that out before. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:S...Apr_1944.jpg |
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United States
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plus displaying emergency war currency would be cool as well
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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Would you include countries like Spain? Spain was not offically in WW2, however the Blue Division fought on the Easten Front. There was also the Blue Legion which was made up of Spaniards who joined the Germans without being sent there by Franco.
5,000 died, 8,000 were wounded.
The Coup d'etat against the democratic Spain in 1981 was heavy in those who had fought for the Blue Division, though some who had also supported democracy.
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