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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Would like to put a WWII type set together. What I am thinking is 3 coins from each country involved ie. Allies (US,GB, Soviet,Canada,Aust. Etc...) Vs. Axis (Germany, Italy et al..) Mostly want to do this to teach my daughter WWII history.. Thoughts? Questions? Regurgitations?...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sounds like a worthy idea!
Pretty much all of Europe was involved, as well as South-East Asia. Make sure to include occupation issued coins. Some countries, like France, can contribute two sets, say, independent France and Vichy regime. There's quite a bit of research could/should be done on the topic, and I think you should do it together with your daughter.
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Valued Member
United States
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Don't forget northern Africa....and Hawaii....
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Germany
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There are lots of WW2 occupation coins which are quite interesting. For example the French coins always have fraternity equality etc on them, except during WW2 when the Germans changed it to something else!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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(His could get pretty in depth. I already have a list of over 30 countries..H*?2 (:2 Vichy coins...also was gonna just start with the European and N. American countries...although I do have Tunisian and Ausrralian from the period..Hmmm..oh well...pretty sure my intrest in this will outlast Bronwyns...  |
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United States
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If my Father and Uncle are to be believed....... you will need to include chocolate bars, cigarettes, and nylons. They claim that you could get whatever you wanted in Italy with these three things!!
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Valued Member
United States
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some of the german commems from war time can be quite pricey like the Martin Luther 5mk and the Schiller 5 mk
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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that's funny... But anyway, that would be an amazing set with a LOT of possibilities... I might try a small version with my sons  |
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Australia
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Australia
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If my Father and Uncle are to be believed....... you will need to include chocolate bars, cigarettes, and nylons. They claim that you could get whatever you wanted in Italy with these three things!
Probably still can from what I read about Mr Berlusconi  |
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Australia
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Yass, you're a dag.
I find the occupied territories coinage rather interesting: France; Malaya; Netherlands East Indies; etc.
When I was a kid, I was allowed to keep any foreign coin found in my Dad's till if I could tell him something about the country it came from. I now understand that he fostered my education: coins are great windows into geography; history; art; metallurgy; ...
Peter
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United States
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I agree Peter and Yass. As my daughter gets older (she is 8). I am starting to see that the American educational system is lacking some of the details that are important parts of history, especially World history. Not blaming the teachers but I don't think thy have the time to give more than a survey of facts. Being somewhat of a history geek I tend to teach her things using historical references as examples.
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United States
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I like your idea of a WWII Type set. I think a good start would be the U.S. Wartime Nickel and Steel Cent as well as Canadian Tombac Victory Nickel since the metal content was changed due to War effort.
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United Kingdom
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This sounds like a great project. I always think that having a focus, something to aim for, is much more rewarding thn just mindless collecting.
If you've very adventerous you could do a clickable map web page - or something similar to showcase them all.
Best of luck with it.
Malcolm
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Canada
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A really good idea which should keep you busy for some time to come...do you care about the grade.....if not and you need some of the Canadian ones let me know... Quote:
If my Father and Uncle are to be believed....... you will need to include chocolate bars, cigarettes, and nylons. They claim that you could get whatever you wanted in Italy with these three things! ummmmm I wonder what this means  |
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Germany
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Guess it means the same as it meant in German during the allied occupation - hardly anything could be purchased. So people "bought" things by swapping, often on the black market. Except all that applied to the time shortly after that war, so people who focus on WW2 stuff can leave them out. :) Similarly, the Martin Luther and Schiller coins mentioned earlier were not issued in the war years either. Saves some more money ...
Christian
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