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Valued Member
United States
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Hello. Really need some help. Bought a coin off of ebay. Was supposed to be a 5 mark silver coin. It is a lot smaller than I expected. Can anyone tell me if it is fake or exactly what it is? I only paid $6 for it, but would like to not get ripped off. I usually stick to Morgans and Peace dollars but this caught my eye. Guess I should have learned more before pulling the trigger but the price was cheap enough I decided to gamble. Any help would be appreciated. Seems too small to be a 5 mark coin from pictures I've seen.    |
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Valued Member
Canada
488 Posts |
Have you tested it with a magnet?
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Valued Member
 United States
75 Posts |
It does react to a magnet, but it's only part silver And I wasn't sure what else was in it.
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Valued Member
Canada
488 Posts |
Im not familiar with this coin. See if anyone else comes in with info. I don't think you would see counterfeits of a coin with that little value but who knows.
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Valued Member
United States
266 Posts |
Its probably a novelty piece or play money. I am sure it never was meant to fool anyone or circulate as a 5 mark coin being that it is so much smaller than the real ones.
As it is, I would pay 6 bucks for it. I kinda like it.
Edited by Rdwarrior
10/03/2015 8:59 pm
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Valued Member
United States
58 Posts |
I have a couple 5 marks from this time frame and they are about the size of a quarter. also the eagle doesn't look quite right.
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Valued Member
United States
288 Posts |
No coin with silver in it is magnetic at all. I believe it is Spielgeld (Play Money). I have a tiny 5 Mark smaller than a dime dated 1910, also magnetic. Initially thought it was a pattern coin for a gold 5 Mark and worth a bunch, but found the identical coin being offered from Germany and listed as Play Money. Still, not bad for 6 bucks. I'd own it.
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New Member
United States
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a 5 mark piece is 50% silver and is between a quarter and 1/2 dollar in size. It would not be this small. If it was play money that might make it interesting to collect? I didnt know they had play money from this time.
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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A thrid-reich 5 RM coin is in fact made up of 90% silver with a diameter of 29mm and is quite thick. I agree that your coin is spielgeld (play money) since the size is so off.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1911 Posts |
Yup just bought/sold a couple of these they are more the size of half dollars like mentioned. Weird to see it so small but for $6 not the worst thing, I would check to see if you could return it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
It does look really crude and it's too small to be real. Maybe it's some kind of novelty piece?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1949 Posts |
That is a piece of Spielmünzen, basically play money. There are many different designs which were issued throughout the years- Looks like yours is some kind of white metal- These are sometimes issued in cardboard as well
As far as price, $5-$15 seems fairly typical for sales prices of these
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New Member
United States
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Its a cool coin but 5 marks from that time period should have a diameter of 29mm. A Roosevelt dime is a hair over 17mm. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5362 Posts |
ddubs Interesting piece of play money. There are many different types of German Spielmünzen as noted above. I have several in my collection and the price you paid is what I have paid in the past for most older varieties (pre-war and Nazi types). I have one that is a red plastic with an electro-deposited metallic surface. I understand these were used in schools to teach children about money - rather similar to the plastic coins now used in some US schools. They are made intentionally smaller than genuine so that they can not be confused with real coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Interesting piece, first I have seen.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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