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davec13 Pillar of the Community United States 757 Posts	Posted 04/06/2015 4:07 pm I was out and about today and stopped at a pawn shop. I saw this little silver bar (15.7 grams) sitting in a cabinet and was drawn to it. I did some haggling and got it for an almost reasonable price. The thing is I can't seem to find anything online about it. Hoping someone knows something about it. Report this Post to the Staff

nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 04/06/2015 4:54 pm To my eye, it looks like a "German" (DE for Deutschland) silver bar of questionable authenticity. The reichs-eagle is holding an Iron Cross instead of a swastika, and it looks really silly... WWII is very popular and people are obsessed with the Nazis and their Nazi gold, so I've heard that there are a lot of modern silver bars struck with fake Nazi-ish symbols. This could be one of them... or it could be a real piece of German silver from before WWII, but this is less likely. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 04/06/2015 6:12 pm Looks like it could be legit, but In all honesty it probably is not from WWII Report this Post to the Staff
DaSlayer Valued Member United States 204 Posts	Posted 04/06/2015 6:44 pm It looks German to me Report this Post to the Staff
davec13 Pillar of the Community United States 757 Posts	Posted 04/06/2015 6:57 pm It's small and marked everywhere with semi German symbolism. That was throwing me off for sure, but it's real silver so that a plus. I really didn't think it was WWII era at all. I was more wondering if it was a known manufacturer or just some hobbyist made bar. Report this Post to the Staff
IBGolden Pillar of the Community Canada 598 Posts	Posted 04/06/2015 7:44 pm Here ya go http://www.mercierarmory.com/milita...article.html Report this Post to the Staff
coinwatch Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 04/06/2015 8:01 pm These look like novelty bars. Nothing wrong with that. Many of us buy bullion with critters or Chinese zodiac symbols or patriotic images. Heck, I even collect oversized US quarters...which sounds totally crazy to someone outside our hobby. If you like 'em, buy 'em. However, I wouldn't expect to find much about these bars or their symbolism that's in any way historic. Report this Post to the Staff
coinwatch Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 04/06/2015 8:05 pm Great post, IBG! Report this Post to the Staff
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