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 Australia
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gxseries: Though gold and mercury have similar density and are adjacent in the periodic table, they have vastly different chemistry. With regard to refining and separation, the relevant statistics are:
pure gold: melting point 1064°C, boiling point 3129°C
pure mercury: melting point -39°C, boiling point 356°C
Gold and mercury readily dissolve in each other. Before the toxic qualities of mercury were fully appreciated, the commonest method of extracting gold from ore was to wash it with mercury, letting the gold dissolve into the mercury. Heating the resultant gold-mercury mixture will evaporate off the mercury. Heated sufficiently, virtually all the mercury disappears.
Note I said, "virtually". Trace amounts will still be detectable by sensitive scientific techniques. All gold ore naturally contains some mercury, but I'm not sure that pure gold refined from dental amalgam would contain a statistically different amount of mercury to that of pure gold refined from other sources.
Circulating gold coin is indeed less than pure, but it started out as 99.9% pure gold at the mint - they deliberately diluted it (usually with copper) to make it harder and more suitable for use in coinage.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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I have a number of Nazi coins (about twenty, if I remember correctly). Like anything else, they are part of history. History is full of terrible events, and coins like these serve as a reminder. Collecting all kinds of Nazi memorabilia is a good thing, if done for the right reasons of course. Having a tangible connection to historical events helps us understand them better.
Heather
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Canada
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To what SAP said, that's true alot of European countries, not just France, don't allow you to buy Nazi memoribilia, but I was under the impression that it was only if it had the swastika(or however you spell it) And to Abyss asked, every one has there own opinion and can choose not to buy the coins or buy them, personally I like to collect them. I find that era in history very interesting and I find it important to preserve that time, and all times, in history. I have a several Nazi coins and notes by the way.
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Ojo: Most Nazi coins do indeed bear the swastika, though (fortunately) none show the Fuhrer himself. This was my first coin from Nazi Germany, and it's still my "favourite": (WARNING: some members may be offended by the following image.)  To my mind, Nazi coins shouldn't look bright and shiny. The tarnish and grime on this one gives it a creepily effective "nasty Nazi" look. Which may well have been the effect its designers were hoping to achieve. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar Of The Community
Turkey
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I've seen coins with adolf on the obverse, didn't care to buy them though.
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Valued Member
 Canada
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Originally posted by Sap
Ojo: Most Nazi coins do indeed bear the swastika, though (fortunately) none show the Fuhrer himself.
This was my first coin from Nazi Germany, and it's still my "favourite": (WARNING: some members may be offended by the following image.)
To my mind, Nazi coins shouldn't look bright and shiny. The tarnish and grime on this one gives it a creepily effective "nasty Nazi" look.
Which may well have been the effect its designers were hoping to achieve.
Sap,do you remember how much you paid for this coin ?Just out of curiosity. |
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Australia
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The two marks sells for about $12au and the 5 mark for about $18au.
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Australia
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Abyss and KLD: I paid AU$5 for that one in 1990.
RenaL: those would have been tokens/medals/fantasies with his picture. For some reason, Hitler and the other Axis dictators didn't want their picture on coins. Hitler was reportedly so incensed that his "ally", Marshal Petain of Vichy France, had coins made with the Marshal's portrait on them (KM#901) that he demanded the coins be withdrawn.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar Of The Community
Turkey
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Originally posted by Sap
Abyss and KLD: I paid AU$5 for that one in 1990.
RenaL: those would have been tokens/medals/fantasies with his picture. For some reason, Hitler and the other Axis dictators didn't want their picture on coins. Hitler was reportedly so incensed that his "ally", Marshal Petain of Vichy France, had coins made with the Marshal's portrait on them (KM#901) that he demanded the coins be withdrawn.
You may well be right, it was some time ago, so back then I didn't even know the difference between a coin and a token, every round metal with a guy on it was the same for me  Thanks for the info |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The same thing applies to Stalin - his portrait is never found on coins except on the Czechslovkia 50 and 100 kr in 1949 and the Russian kilo silver coin which commemorates the 50th Yalta Conference in 1995.
My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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quote:
Originally posted by Sap
Abyss and KLD: I paid AU$5 for that one in 1990.
RenaL: those would have been tokens/medals/fantasies with his picture. For some reason, Hitler and the other Axis dictators didn't want their picture on coins. Hitler was reportedly so incensed that his "ally", Marshal Petain of Vichy France, had coins made with the Marshal's portrait on them (KM#901) that he demanded the coins be withdrawn.
Price does depend on the condition of the coin. That was a good buy Sap. |
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New Member
Spain
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coins are part of history, very interesting responses. I purchased a proof set a long time ago, no regrets, nor ever will. It was way before my time, so... "lessons learned" in life. I've also have a proof set of Russia CCCP, but not going to let the cold war stop me either and of course I wouldn't get rid of my pete rose baseball cards. :)
this is what collecting is all about. amazing having history at your fingertip.
Have a great day all!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Well I have been reading the posts on nazi coins and as I have been looking at starting to collect something different I have decided to start collecting nazi coins. Have today purchased 9 coins from another Knight so I am off to a good start.
Any advice from the experts would be appreciated.
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New Member
United States
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Well as a collecter I do not have any Nazi era coins but I do have an extensive collection of privately taken photos of world war 2 seen thru the eyes of your everyday German soldier. So my perspective may be different than some. I see nothing but historical signifigance in the coins, photos, or whatever from that period. The collecter is the one that sets the "tone" of the object not the object itself. Remember the swaztika was a pagan symbol of good luck used by many cultures. The nsadp perverted this symbol along with many others. So as long as ones focus is on the historical context of the object, not the symbolic ideal it represented there is no problem. THE BEST WAY TO REPEAT HISTORY IS TO FORGET IT.
Mike.
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03/20/2006 8:25 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I am not here to sell the world, but if anyone is interested I have a few inexpensive nazi coins available.
I must say I am very happy to see these opinions on this historial event.
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