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Hi all, These were in amongst a collection I bought at a general auction, Im guessing they are "notgeld" coins issued in germany,This is the first time I've encountered them, Anyone tell me a brief history and maybe identify? Thanks...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Its not so much to identify but what are they composed of ... few people know this secret. If any ... <BG>.
John Lorenzo
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Notgeld was made and used in Germany between the world wars. Due to war debts and hyper-inflation local banks made their own currency. Some as paper some as coins. Individual pictures of each coin with front and back would help a lot. A description of each coin would be good if you can't get better pictures.
I think I see one with a date of 1996, that is not Notgeld.
Edit: spelling
Edited by ASLAN TVorlon
01/14/2014 12:40 pm
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New Member
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Pillar of the Community
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what are they composed of ... Did I read somewhere that some notgeld coins were made from clay, ceramics? Nice work on the closer crops the one I saw as 1996 is the one with the 1923 date, sorry bad eyes. They seem to be in great condition. The main problem is, with so many different varieties it's not going to be easy to track them all down. My suggestion for a next step is to do separate posts for each coin with front and back pictures. |
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It may have been Chinese coins, but I know I read something about non-metallic coins made from, as you said, Porcelain. Talk about dirt cheap forgeries.  |
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Some notgeld was made of compressed coal powder... and would you believe those are very rare today because people burned them up?
I have one lovely notgeld bill from Austria, but no coins.
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The two smallest ones with denominations may be original. The others look to be memorial type medallions. What about the reverses? And as the linked article implies they may be contemporary copies considering the condition of them.
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sorry for the delay, first coin   |
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