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Figure after all the fuss I give about WWII coins the least I can do is share a few of my recent acquisitions.    Edited by GO
06/03/2008 12:36 am
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Australia
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Ah, Modern WW2 COMMEMORATIVES! I opened the thread expecting a couple of zinc or Nickel-plated Iron/Iron Groszy coins. For those how don't know what I'm talking about, when Germany occupied Poland, the 1 Grosz (1939), 5 Groszy (1939 - Holed like the RKK 5Rpf), 10 Groszy (1923) and 20 Groszy (1923), minted across 1939-1944, despite the dates on the coins, and the 50 Groszy (1938 - in both Nickel-plated Iron and Iron) were the ONLY coins issued during the occupation. All other denominations were taken care of in notes...
Also used in Poland for a short time, were the Reichskreditkassen 5 Reichspfennig and 10 Reichspfennig.
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Are those coins or medals?
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They are all coins and are 2 Zloyts each (however ya spell it) I think they are all 2005. I'm away from home at the moment so I'll post pics of the Obverses when I get home Zaggy I'm the WWII Commemorative nut here on the forum. I beg and plead for people to find me some that I can buy...or have. So figured I might as well show some off. I Just got some really cool Russian ones that I'll get all the pics loaded up soon. It's part of a collecton of 72 Russian coins I gt from ebay |
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I got a 10 and a 20 groszy coin 1923. Is there a way to make the difference between those minted in '23 and those minted by the Germans?
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Grace, cool... then I hope people have told you about the 2005 Australian WW2 commemoration types, in 20c, 50c and $1...
Stratocaster - Yes... the 1923 minted BEFORE German Occupation are in Nickel, while the ones minted under German occupation are Zink... :)
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Australia
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I mean Zinc. Sorry, when one's head spends too long in German Books and Documents, one occationally begins to write the odd word like them!
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United Kingdom
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Thank you Zaggy. Looks like I got the restrikes.
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Australia
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You got the Zinc ones? Nice. The zinc ones are worth a little bit more than the Nickel ones; that said, the Nickel ones are commonly found in 'Assorted World Coins' for 10-20c each! The zinc ones (technically grouped with German Third Reich coins by a lot of people - except Krause!) are getting harder to find in good condition too, so if yours are cancer-free, i'd recommend trying to keep them that way.
Yes, I am a bit of a purist when it comes to Third Reich mintings, so I just like to know those coins are being treated well!
My occpation collection still lacks a Zinc 10 Groszy.
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The 10 groszy is in quite a good shape. The 20 groszy is covered in a black corrosion, I suppose that's what you call cancer. Is there a way to prevent it?
Thanks for the info.
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Black? Hmmm normally when Zinc goes off, you get a white sort of powdery appearance on the surface... Not sure what the 'black corrosion' is all about... pics?
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