Older German Notes Insight Needed

Welcome to world banknotes. 1 is a US military payment certificate worth around $2. The rest are post war German notes worth 50 cents each at best.

I would post the better condition, older notes (check for the date) first this should give a better idea of the collections' value.

#1 is an American Military Payment Certificate, series 641 (meaning the first series printed in 1964), so it dates from after WWII, into the Vietnam era.

#2 is a German 10 reichsmark, 1929 - this was the final series of 10 reichsmark note, and was the kind of note that would have been circulating in Nazi Germany during the war.

#3 is a German 1 rentenmark, 1937 series. The rentenmark was originally issued back int he hyperinflationary period, and was (theoretically) backed by agricultural land value, rather than gold or silver. Rentenmarks were only issued in 1 and 2 mark denominations, providing an alternative to silver coins.

#4 is like #3, but this is the 2 rentenmark note.

#1,#2 and #4 will be of minimal value or interest to banknote collectors, due to their condition - they would hold much more sentimental value to her, as an heirloom. #3 is in nice condition; similar notes are selling for about $3 to $5 on ebay.

I would read over @Sap's summary as he hits the nail on the head with most of your OP & subsequent notes.



There are no "bad" grades posted, just "Good" with issues. Here's a link to PMG which explains how lower grading works:
https://www.pmgnotes.com/paper-mone...ival-grades/

Also, you have not posted a note I would grade as AU (Almost Uncirculated). As "Serial_Number_8" I have written a few comments on a grading thread for NUMISTA which you could read here:
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic108343.html

If you would like to find more info on older German notes, I suggest you take a look at the Banknote Museum. I have provided many links to it & the Numista site (above) & on my thread on collecting QEII notes.

Here's a "Sites & Forums" page I created for more resources on collecting paper currency, if you're intereted:
https://sites.google.com/view/notap...sites-forums

Good luck in your hunt for info!

Notes like #11 in that condition have sold for a few dollars on ebay. #12 is the same as #11 but obviously much worse, so worth much less.

#13: these notes were issued over a turbulent period, from before the war to after it, all with the same "1907" date. Note printing ramped up towards the end of the war as inflation took hold. Notes that were printed before the war are worth considerably more than those during or after. I'm not entirely sure, but I think this is a late-period note. There are also "green serial" and "red serial" varieties. I would assume it's a very low-value note in this condition, but I'd want a German note specialist to verify.