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scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 03/24/2006 2:04 pm any german collectors in here, I have a 1912(A)german DRei Mark . It is exactly the same as KM # 527, but with a top hat. and I can not find it in any books Sorry I had to edit your post,, 50 posts are required to buy ,sell or trade on the forum Thank you, jim Edited by Metalman 03/24/2006 2:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 03/24/2006 2:18 pm Hi Jim Can you provide us with a picture of the coin ? Rick Report this Post to the Staff
toast Pillar of the Community Australia 1091 Posts	Posted 03/24/2006 7:36 pm The Hat may be an add on. I understand that soldiers in the trenches of WWI amused themselves by adding to the designs of some coins. Some of these were quite well done. Welcome to the Forum Scoutjim99. Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 03/27/2006 9:29 pm thank for the reply, I will try to add a picture I think my scanner is not working but when I get my digital battery charged I will take a photo. any thing is possible I have a 16X loup and I cant see any where, that it was tampered or added on, and if it was they are real good because the apperance of the hat is undercut like a fine sculpter woul do. But that also makes me ask the ? how did they get the die to do that Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 03/27/2006 9:38 pm i am not sure what I am doing wrong I take the photo an the image is just plain white , do I have to shut the flash off maybe Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 03/27/2006 9:42 pm I always turn the flash off and just use a lamp with my camera in the "macro" setting Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 03/27/2006 10:05 pm lets see if I did this right not really the best quality Image: german unknown.jpg 95.64 KB Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 03/27/2006 10:06 pm it seem like it worked Report this Post to the Staff
KLD Pillar of the Community Australia 1079 Posts	Posted 03/28/2006 12:02 am Hi, It looks like a fake to me. No kings portrait had a hat on? Km #527 is a German state (prussia) three mark. But I am going with it being a fake. Or maybe even a medallion of some sort? Edited by KLD 03/28/2006 12:04 am Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 03/28/2006 02:45 am Kld thanks for your input I have the km#527 and when I put side buy side they are the same coin ( exception the hat who ever added the hat did a great job and it is prussian Km# 527 that is. who ever did it did a great job. I looked in my standard catalog german coins 1601 -present and just about every other book I have . I guess I kind of new it but was just hoping. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 03/28/2006 04:11 am Yep, I'd go with toast's "trench art" theory. Bored soldiers (or POWs) did some amazing stuff with coins during the war. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
KLD Pillar of the Community Australia 1079 Posts	Posted 03/28/2006 05:33 am The artwork looks a little to good to be true? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 03/28/2006 08:04 am Tokensa1 has a few Boer War period trench-art ZAR coins on his website. These are on a similar theme as this German coin (putting President Kruger in a silly hat, etc.), but much less skilfully done. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 03/28/2006 09:54 am It says that it is similar does that mean....It could be something else but LIKE it? Report this Post to the Staff
KLD Pillar of the Community Australia 1079 Posts	Posted 03/28/2006 4:59 pm Sap that was my point. I the one in question is a modern copy. Report this Post to the Staff
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