Question About Differentiating 1923 Germany 1000 Mark Notes

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deisenb75 New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 01/30/2018 8:46 pm Hi everyone, I've started a collection of world paper money over the past couple years and have acquired two Germany 1000 mark notes from 1923. The basic design is the same on each, but one has a red serial number, and the other has a blue serial number with a star to the right. Does anyone know what the difference is? Any help would be much appreciated! Edit: A look in the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money 1368-1960, 14th edition (2013) doesn't give any indication that they should be differentiated based on serial number color, only based on watermark and paper color. I'm going to try to attach images...this is my first time doing this so we'll see how it goes. Edited by deisenb75 01/30/2018 8:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 01/30/2018 8:59 pm Possibly two different presses using the same base plate run? The bills were usually printed up then serial #'s added later. Could it have been two separate facilities of production or just time? Historically, this was a time of hyper inflation, Weimar's were churning this stuff out by the boatloads. Why Notgeld came into being. This script was worthless before it hit the streets! Edited by Crazyb0 01/30/2018 9:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
lettow Pillar of the Community United States 742 Posts	Posted 01/30/2018 11:11 pm Several different printers were used for these notes. There are 6 different color serial numbers: green, black, violet, red, brown and blue. The Rosenberg catalog has 16 different varieties including combinations of serial number color, number of digits and watermarks. Report this Post to the Staff
deisenb75 New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 01/30/2018 11:36 pm Thanks so much! That makes a whole lot of sense. Now just to get the other 14 variants.... Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188130 Posts	Posted 01/31/2018 3:36 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
deisenb75 New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 01/31/2018 5:17 pm Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12817 Posts	Posted 02/05/2018 7:06 pm and good luck with your quest! Report this Post to the Staff
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