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Valued Member
United States
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I am interested in doing the 1, 2, and 3 Kopek WW1 military money from Imperial germany, coined in 1916. Letter A and J. desire to put together a high end set. now the question; are they available? thanks dean
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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They are, I have a 3 kopek coin that I bought in Germany. Whether they are around in the US I don't know.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I thought Kopeks were Russian.Did Germany use Kopeks as their coinage?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Germany used those denominations on the occupied Polish, Western Russia, etc. territories during WW1.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2605 Posts |
Here's an example:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Learn something every day.
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 Australia
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They're fairly easy to obtain in low grades, but high grade, problem-free coins may be harder to track down.
These coins are made of pure iron and rust easily, and the circumstances of their issue (by the occupying German army) and the subsequent revolutions in Russia mean that virtually nobody at the time was trying to obtain and preserve nice examples of them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I didn't know anyone else was interested in these:  Germany 2 Kopecks 1916 - Eastern front  Germany 3 Kopecks 1916 - Eastern front  ____________________________________________________________ Check out my website at: http://www.brianrxm.comRoman Coins, Mexican Coins, Favorite Coins, Movie Coins The San Francisco Mint 1949 Mexico Peso Restrike for China Edited by willieboyd2
04/21/2010 12:09 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Edited by Bacchus2
04/21/2010 07:11 am
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Valued Member
 United States
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SVSLAV...that is one very nice coin. have you had it processed in some manner or did you obtain it in that condition? also let me thank all those who have given me answers to my question. the other illustrations (pic's) were interesting also. now that I know that they are out there, where is the best avenue to obtain them? My philosophy is that I will pay a reasonable price for any coin, but I hate getting skinned. thanks again dean   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I wish I had one in that condition. I have a 1 kopeck coin looking very similar to the one of Bacchus' - I got it from a "bargain bowl" for a few cents. I was just too lazy to dig it out and found an image on the net.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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You find them on ebay occasionally. I got mine for interests sake - they were not that expensive. Good luck with your hunt. |
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