1918 5 Pfennig Deutsches Reich Coin Die Cast Crack On Reverse

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Aftermathew Valued Member United States 112 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 03:22 am Obverse side of coin faded. Probably iron. Black background, yellow center, and a red 5. Reverse black color with a griffin. A A mm I think. Possible die crack running n/w to s/e from the center rim on the west side of the coin down under the feet. I cant find the coin listed anywhere that looks like mine, nor can I find any info on possible varieties or errors Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 03:40 am it was probably colored by someone in the public, not a mint addition. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2587.html Report this Post to the Staff
Aftermathew Valued Member United States 112 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 03:52 am Ohhh.. ok,it looked detailed and deliberate. I know the pics are poor quality. Could you see the die crack? Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 05:34 am I see something there. I enlarged it but I can't see very much. Normally a die crack causes a straight-ish line, but that doesn't appear to be straight. Maybe the die had damage to the corners. I don't know. Can you post a clear closeup of that area? Report this Post to the Staff
Aftermathew Valued Member United States 112 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 06:55 am Ok, I took a couple more. Let me know what you think. I gore they're clearer Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5240 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 07:08 am That coin is made of iron. The reddish colour is just rust. The European market is not so interested in errors or varieties. Remember that this was minted at the tail end of WWI-there were shortages everywhere, so the government would have kept using dies a lot longer, hence cracked dies are not rare at all in this period. Report this Post to the Staff
Aftermathew Valued Member United States 112 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 07:15 am Ahhhh... very good point. Thank you Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 07:59 am Good questions and I understand why you asked them but the value of this coin is very small. Report this Post to the Staff
Aftermathew Valued Member United States 112 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 08:16 am Thanks for the input, from what I had researched and with as poor quality as the coin is, I didn't imagine it would be valuable. I wanted to see if I could acquire any interesting info for my foreign coin collection. Which is small.. but, growing. I have two 1940 Canadian quarters I like and a few others with no value. Lol. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
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