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Canada
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*If this is in the wrong forum please feel free to move it* For a Christmas present for a friend I wanted to put together a set of world war 2 coins, one from each country or at least a few countries, I was thinking of: 1943 US steel cent 1942 5 reichpfennig 1944 Canada V nickel1942 Newfoundland cent I would like to get Japanese, Italian, and British coins, but don't know the denominations to search for, can anyone help me out/suggest different coins? |
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Canada
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Cool idea.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I guess its technically not Japan by 1944 and 1945 that was making them, but I believe theirs a couple MANCHUKUO coins from that time that were actually made out of a cardboard type material. I assume that was from some metal shortage.
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 Canada
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There are plenty of low-priced WW2 occupation coins available on ebay and in dealers junk bins. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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United States
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Great collecting project, but be forewarned. Unless you give it some limits, you will end up with a very large undertaking on your hands! There are lots and lots of issues from wartime, from all sides. That said, the British, German, and French issues are very interesting (and very easy to find for the most part). A Krause catalog can show you what you need.
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United States
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Limits? Agree, a wise idea. I'd suggest coins which were made in an off-metal from pre-war coins. Like the Canadian 1944 nickel (no nickel at all!): Any US War Nickel made with silver. And either a 1944 or 1945 US cent made from recycled shell cases. Any coins struck in steel or iron to save copper. I believe that Germany did this. And remember: a nickel went a LONG way back then. So no need for large denominations. See my reply to srs77: https://goccf.com/t/163676Expanding his war set. Same idea, off-metals. You idea expands the theme world wide. And the best part is, like a charm bracelet new coins can be added for a birthday or next Christmas. A dandy gift for a friend! Both inexpensive and chock full of history. |
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United States
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Love the tombac victory nickels with the morse code around the rim.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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United States
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I would also add the US 35% silver nickles 1942 to 1945.
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United States
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 http://www.ebay.com/itm/S-Postage-S...em485d62dbc8Grab these stamps, and search for examples of coins from each of the 13 countries represented. Just an idea. [$2.00 with postage!?!] A bargain. That's $0.65 valid postage. en.numista.com is a very useful site for researching coins minted by all countries. Will also provide link to the coin if currently available on ebay. See, this little project can quickly get out of hand! Oh, BTW, these stamps showed the flags in color - rare for stamps of this period. (The 1940s.) Edited by matthewvincent
12/09/2013 12:35 pm
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Thailand
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As others have already pointed out ... where do you draw the limits?
Those involved directly in the conflict would include most European countries with a few exceptions (not forgeting Russia) as most were still producing coins even during conflict or occupation.
Then there are the territorial conflicts (East and West Africa). Then there was the Pacific conflict. Ooh what a project!
I'd suggest you could pick up low grade, low denomination coins from most countries involved relatively cheaply.
Edited by thai-vic
12/09/2013 1:18 pm
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Valued Member
 Canada
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I am only looking for low denomination coins in lower grades, not looking for every country just some of the larger ones, or ones easier to get
So I've got Canada, US, Newfoundland, and Germany
Would like Japan, UK, Italy, Russia, and France just to round of some of the more "important" (for lack of a better word) countries during the war.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Quote:There are plenty of low-priced WW2 occupation coins available on ebay and in dealers junk bins. I agree..  I would look there first. |
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Canada
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I have been looking at ebay, just not sure of the nazme of the denominations for all of the countries I am looking for. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Names?:
Russia - ruble and kopecks
France/Belgium - Franc and centimes
Italy - Lira
UK - Pound and pence
Japan - Yen and sen
Netherlands - Guilder and cents
en.numista.com will fill you in on the rest, and totally free to use.
Any dealer's 'bargain box' will supply you with many, and very reasonably.
Edited by matthewvincent
12/09/2013 5:47 pm
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Canada
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Thanks a bunch, the denomination names were giving me a hard time, also I'm not a fan of the numista site, the search function ui is... strange.
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Canada
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There is also a list of countries on that site...
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