Posted 05/05/2013 3:11 pm
Just to add to the great info Sap's provided above: the poor metal mintages from wartime Europe only have some value if you happen to come upon an oxidation- and corrosion-free, bubble-free (yes, zinc is so not meant to be in coins, it is a lousy material for getting quality strikes out of, and many, many examples of these coins have bubbling in the surfaces), rust-free (i.e. the iron coins), and strong-strike gem uncirculated example.
Such coins do exist, are rarer than Krause catalogs reflect and perhaps many collectors are aware. Moisture and air exposure kill these coins fast.
For the benefit of future collectors we can only hope that gem examples are being well-conserved (i.e. slabbed or equivalent) because these weak-metal mintages are degrading super-fast.
Such coins do exist, are rarer than Krause catalogs reflect and perhaps many collectors are aware. Moisture and air exposure kill these coins fast.
For the benefit of future collectors we can only hope that gem examples are being well-conserved (i.e. slabbed or equivalent) because these weak-metal mintages are degrading super-fast.
