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Here are a few scarce coins from the Third Reich. The first is 50 Reichspfennig coin dated 1938 B, nickel variety. The nickel variety was only a 2-year type struck in 1938 and 1939, and rarer than the aluminum variety. The second is 50 Reichspfennig dated 1939 E. The third and forth are are 5 and 10 Reichspfennig military coins both dated 1940. The military issues were also 2-year types struck in 1940-1941, and were only circulated in German occupied territories. The last specimen is a 10 Reichspfennig general issue coin dated 1945. While most of the zinc coins issued for Nazi Germany were very common, the 1945 issues are very scarce due to them being minted just before the reich's collapse. There were only two mints that struck coins in 1945 and in two denominations. A= Berlin and E= Muldenhutten, Muldenhutten being the rarer issue of the two, and struck in 1 and 10 Reichspfennig denominations.  [/URL] GERMANY~50 Reichspfennig (Nickel) 1938 B- Mint: Vienna [/URL] GERMANY~50 Reichspfennig (Nickel) 1939 E- Mint: Muldenhutten [/URL] GERMANY (MILITARY)~5 Reichspfennig 1940 D- Mint: Munich [/URL] GERMANY (MILITARY)~10 Reichspfennig 1940 A- Mint: Berlin [/URL] GERMANY~10 Reichspfennig 1945 A- Mint: BerlinNote: Mint marks for military issues determine the rarity for both denominations. While all types are difficult to aquire, coins minted outside Berlin are even rarer. 1941 issues were only minted in Berlin and Stuttgart, and range in price from $300-$15,000 depending on grade,denomination and mint mark. Edited by DJB1968
12/25/2009 10:09 pm
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The nickel 50Rpf's are nice examples - certain Mzz's (and certain 1939 1RM Mzz's) go for BIG money in premium grades... The RKK stuff needs little expansion (you can find decent 1940A's for US$25, but from there things grow exponentially - arguably the hardest Third Reich set to find/collect).
Interesting 10Rpf; I've a few 1945 pieces (Reich 1945E 1 and 10Rpf, Occupation 1945F 1 and 10Rpf), but I see the Wreath around the Hakenkreuz is pretty weakly struck; unless thats just a trick of the light?
So, question time now (I'm sure you'll guess why when you see my sig, below), what other rarer Jahr/Mzz's do you have?
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Hi 'Zaggy', thanks for your interest. To be completely honest, German coins, in general, are not really my area of expertise. I have a few other coins from the Third Reich, with various mint marks, but these are my rarest. I have a 1 Reichsmark with Martin Luther's profile and a few 2 and 5 Reichsmark coins with Paul Von Hindenburg.
My main area of interest is Russia and Eastern Europe.
~Daniel
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What mint has what mint mark?
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Hi 'tumbleweedtrumpet'. Here is the list of the mints that I know of.
German Mint Marks 1933-1945
A- BERLIN
B- VIENNA (1938-1944)
D- MUNICH
E- MULDENHUTTEN
F- STUTTGART
G- KARLSRUHE
J- HAMBURG
~Daniel
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Different era's have seen different mint marks used. The list above is obviously for 33-45 (although Vienna was known as Wien, Munich was known as München and Muldenhutten is Muldenhütten)... since 1871, the list looks like:
A - Berlin
B - Hannover (-1878)
B - Wien (1938-1945)
C - Frankfurt Am Main (-1879)
D - München
E - Dresden (-1887)
E - Muldenhütten (1887-1953)
F - Stuttgart
G - Karlsruhe
H - Darmstadt (-1882)
J - Hamburg
and if you want to include the entire Reich
T - Tabora (1916 only - Deutsche Ost Afrika)
Of course the years mentioned are only a guide as to when the mints opened and definitively closed (in the period 1871 - current), numerous mints spent some time in a variety of states where there was no production of a specific years denominations; Upgrades and Refurbishments, Repairs, Awaiting new Facilities, Moving to new facilities, and etc...
If you start to dig further back in time that 1871 (back into the German States and HRE), you'll find many other Mintmarks too...
See why German coinage is interesting? :)
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Thanks for the list 'Zaggy'. That's an interesting list you provided. I know there were other previous mints, but I just listed the mints that were operational during the Third Reich. I appreciate your input.
~Daniel
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Some ppl I know (who are researching mint histories right back to their inceptions pre-Kaiserreich), even like to break those Mintmarks up even further, based upon the Name/Operator of the Mints - personally, I don't NEED to go that far. However to illustrate the point:
A - Berlin - Preußische Staatsmünze (1871-1947)
A - Berlin - VEB Berlin Münze (1947-1990)
A - Berlin - Staatlichen Münze Berlin (1990-)
Same with Muldenhütten:
E - Muldenhütten - Sächsische Staatsmünze (1887-1947)
E - Muldenhütten - VEB Münze Muldenhütten (1947-1953)
Those are the two examples I can explicitly remember, but there are others - Karlsruhe and Stuttgart's names changed when they were united under the 'Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg' umbrella, I can't remember when off hand!
Don't get me wrong, I like detail oriented; but splitting the Münzzeichen up to that degree is missing the point a little - I guess its more important when you're looking at the history and evolution of the Mint Business! ;)
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Here's a coin that I think is relevant to this thread. Can anyone tell me anything about it? For example where and how long did it circulate?   |
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German Occupation 1945-1948; Minted at Stuttgart (F) - 5.942 Million Minted - Zinc
Circulated in Post 1945 Germany (including the Saar) and Austria until the Deutsches Währungsreform in June 1948, after which it was revalued at 1Pfg (DM) in the west and withdrawn in 1949; same in Austria, was withdrawn in 1949. In the Saar (under French Occupation at the time), the coin remained in circulation until 1947.
Anything else you'd like to know about it?
Edited by Zaggy
12/27/2009 11:54 am
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Thanks for sharing 'DL20K'. That's actually a Allied Issue of the 10 Reichspfennig. The pattern is almost identical to the Third Reich issue, except the swastika and wreath have been dropped. That's a beautiful specimen with a sharp image and a clean looking planchet. As 'zaggy' said, Allied Issues were minted between 1945-1948.
~Daniel
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People interested in nazi coinage can skip this post.  Let me just nitpick a little ... Quote:
A - Berlin - VEB Berlin Münze (1947-1990) The mint in Berlin was actually called "Münze der DDR" (with the addition "Berlin" as long as there were two mintmarks), and "VEB Münze der DDR" between 1974 and 1990. Quite a few GDR commems, by the way, do not have a mintmark at all. Well, as there was only one mint in the country then ... Oh, and the Baden-Württemberg "umbrella" (like that term) opened in 1998. Officially the result of the merger is called "Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg", with the -n indicating a plural. So one may say it's two mints, or one mint but two production facilities. But as you wrote, Zaggy, what counts for those who are into mintmarks is that the F and G are still there. Christian |
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Thank you, Zaggy and DJB1968. By the way, what was a 10 reichspfennig exchanged to in Austria (did it equal 10 groschen)?
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When Austria re-introduced the Schilling in late 1945, it was 1 Reichsmark = 1 Schilling first. Then, in the November 1947 currency reform, 3 old schillings became 1 new schilling. (With special regulations regarding how much could be exchanged etc.) However, the low denomination coins (1, 5 and 10 Rpf) were not affected and kept their old value. In fact, the 1 Reichspfennig coin continued to be legal tender (though practically worthless) in Austria until the end of February 2002 ...
Christian
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12/28/2009 06:14 am
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When Austria re-introduced the Schilling in late 1945, it was 1 Reichsmark = 1 Schilling first. Then, in the November 1947 currency reform, 3 old schillings became 1 new schilling. (With special regulations regarding how much could be exchanged etc.) However, the low denomination coins (1, 5 and 10 Rpf) were not affected and kept their old value. In fact, the 1 Reichspfennig coin continued to be legal tender (though practically worthless) in Austria until the end of February 2002 ...
Christian Wow! The Reichspfennig circulated in Austria until 2002? I wonder why they continued to use it, especially considering that it was practically worthless? That was very interesting information. Thanks Christian. ~Daniel |
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