50 Spielpfennig And 1/4 Kreuzer Coins, Please Help!

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Stan Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 08/30/2010 7:46 pm I'm trying to identify these two coins. The first is a 1/4 Kreuzer from 1819. I'm not sure exactly where it's from, though I suspect it's a German state. The second is a 50 spielpfennig. There is no other writing on the coin. No date, nothing. It appears to be metallic, definitely not copper. I suspected it was a German state, but the markings don't seem to match any of them. The reverse appears to be a butterfly or a moth. Please help! Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Stan Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 08/30/2010 8:17 pm I figured out the first coin. It's from the duchy of Nassau (United Nassau). Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 08/30/2010 8:21 pm The 1/4 Kreuzer appears to be C#35 of Nassau. Mintage 4,932,000 F 1.00 Vf 2.00 XF 4.00 Unc. 20 Copper There is also C# 35a without a period after the date. Values as above, and included in above mintage. 50 spielpfennig is I believe, playmoney. Report this Post to the Staff
Stan Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 08/30/2010 8:24 pm Thanks! I'm still not sure about the spielpfennig. With nothing to go on, I don't even know what century to look into. I'm assuming it's pre-19th century. It seems like a real coin. I have many coins from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, and this coin resembles real ones. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16805 Posts	Posted 08/30/2010 8:43 pm The 50 spielpfennig is, indeed, play money; "spiel" is German for "play" or "game". "50 pfennig" is a decimal denomination so it must date from after decimal currency was introduced with the formation of the German Empire in 1871. It probably dates from the early 20th century. The brown staining looks like rust - is the coin attracted to a magnet? 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
Stan Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 08/30/2010 8:52 pm Yes, the coin is magnetic. Thanks for your help. I was sure it was a real coin... Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 09/01/2010 1:22 pm That play money piece was probably designed in the late 1920s or early 30s. When I saw your photo, I immediately thought of this (real 50 Reichspfennig) coin ... http://www.muenzauktion.info/auctio...61672623.jpg ... which I think was the "model" for yours. And that one was minted 1927-38. Christian Edited by chrisild 09/01/2010 1:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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