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Hi guys I have found a bag of coins this one caught my eye. can any one tell me if is worth any thing. there are about 40 coins in the bag all date from 1910 to 1945 alot of them from europe some war coins some with hole in center here is a pic of one that caught my eye   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's a German issue. I can't see the date but I love the design!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Like wd stated, it's German, looks like it's a 1910, 25 pfennig. Looks like it's in great shape, too  And  to the forum! |
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Poland
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And it's a G mintmark, not an A!
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United States
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Some more information.. Germany - Empire KM# 18 Your reverse picture is a little dark, but it looks like a G on the bottom, which is the mint mark. The 1910G only had a mintage of 330,000. Here are the values listed in Krause: F:3.00 VF:9.00 XF:20.00 UNC:70.00 Krause is sometimes off on its pricing, so you might want to do some searches on completed ebay or heritage listings on this coin, or maybe someone who specializes in German coins will post here with some better pricing information. |
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United States
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 Which means it carries its own sort of rarity. Most German coins (even today) carry the A mintmark, which means it's made in Berlin. G means it's made in Karlsruhe. |
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United States
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Yes indeed, it has the lowest mintage of the 1910 The others are in the millions. |
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New Member
 United States
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thanks guys the other german coins are real dark can you tell me how to clean them?
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Germany
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Most German coins (even today) carry the A mintmark, which means it's made in Berlin. For coins from the German Empire, such as this piece, that is true indeed. With today's coins, from the Federal Republic of Germany, it is different - most are from Stuttgart (F). But back then, and today, "G" coins usually have a somewhat lower mintage than others ... Christian |
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New Member
United States
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I have tried to get a better pic but this is how they all turn out . there are three coins all have same back dated 1941 all have this on front DEUIFHER REITH  sorry about pic BILL |
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 United States
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Very nice coin. Low mintage and difficult to find.
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Poland
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The legend is Deutsches Reich, meaning German Reich, the name used on German coins up to 1948.
The 1941 ones are zinc coins, series consisted of 1-5-10 pfennig, mintmark is found below the value, coins with an A mintmark have the highest mintages. That said, all 1941 series are common.
The other coins are:
1 pfennig 1914A (Berlin)
5 rentenpfennig 1924F (Stuttgart)
10 reichspfennig 1925A (Berlin)
All are common, the five pfennig piece being the best of the three.
Edited by DL20K
03/21/2009 4:36 pm
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