1916 German Military 1 Kopek Coin

I made a trip to my favorite coin shop today. I spent almost two hours looking through their inventory and eventually made a handful of low dollar purchases. Over the next couple of days I will post photos of my purchases.

Here are some photos of one of my favorite buys of the day:


Obverse:


Reverse:


It is a 1916-A German occupied territories 1 Kopek coin. I think it grades at AU. There is a weak strike on the obverse at about five o'clock. What do you German collectors out there think?

 

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I like it a lot, lovely condition and Berlin mint mark I dont have a 1k but I do have a 2k here is mine :hail:



Again Berlin Mint, any one have any from another mint?

 

Nice looking coin. That is the next Kopek on my list!

 

And mine is yours LOL

 

cool purchase!!

 

That´s a nice 1 Kopek! :bigeyes:

I have all the three military Kopek coins issued for use in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia, but none of them in such an excellent quality!

My 3 Kopek:

 

Kvarterto,

What is that faint "ring" visible on both sides of your three Kopek? Is that a die crack? Planchet flaw?

BTW, thanks for sharing!

 

O.M.G. Last night I purchased the first five German Military coins in my collection. The most expensive was your 1 Kopek! Quite the coincidence that we both bought the same coin. Here is a photo of mine. I'll photograph the other four now.

Very best regards,
collect89

 

I liked these two & the price was $7.50 each.

 

These are the last two.

Am I correct in labeling them all Germany (Notgeld) ?

Very best regards,
collect89

 

I think the equivalent to Notgeld produced during the war is referred to as "Kriegsgeld" (literally "war money"). These coins were authorized by individual German states and/or cities to circulate in place of national coinage in a time of shortage. I also think that the Kopek issues were authorized by the German military which kind of puts them in a seperate category from Notgeld.

Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

 

I really like your Dueren city 10 Pfennig. It has a really nice look with the lighter steel-colored high points and darker background. It really makes the image and writing "pop". I am definitely going to be in the market for one of those babies!

 

I´m not sure to what you are referring. Do you mean the coinholder?

 

I'm assuming he means this...

 

Here are a couple more that I have :smile

1917
Stadt Hagan (capital of the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony)
50pf



1919
Manmheim
10pf

 

What you write about Stadthagen is right - except this piece is from Hagen, NW. Stadt Hagen = City of Hagen.

And yes, all these pieces, except for the "Gebiet des Oberbefehlshabers Ost" coins, are local notgeld issues ...

Christian

 

Thanks Christian appreciated :hail:

 

Thanks AnemicOak

der_meister77: i don´t know exactly what it is, but it look like die crack. For some reason i think it´t a nice detail :smile

 

The German Military kopek coins are relatively difficult to find in rust free condition - they are probably underrated in my opinion.

 

I liked this puppy for a few reasons.

I like the font used for the letter A.
I like the puppy
I like the number 2 in 1920

(Also, I have fond memories of visiting the area and would stay at the world famous Aachen Holiday Inn).

Very best regards,
collect89