I ran across this coin while lurking on a world coin info site. I am interested in obtaining one. Being in the US, I am wondering where some good sources for such a coin would be. If you are familiar with this coin, I would also be interested in things like ball park value and what states of manufacture the coin was minted in (proof/unc/burnish/etc). Also how many versions were available, as in mint mark varieties and metals composition. THANKS! Dave
There's one on ebay from a German seller: http://cgi.ebay.com/10-Mark-2000-Ka...911?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27b80ccbdf
Thank you for the link. That seller doesn't know much more about the coin than I do! lol! I was trying to stay away from the bay, but that might be my only option for such an obscure coin. ???
Wait until our European members come on line. They usually show up just after midnight or so until morning. They might have some suggestions.
Not "circa" but precisely 2000. That coin was issued to commemorate the 1200th anniversary of Charlemagne's coronation (he became emperor in 800) and the construction of the cathedral in Aachen which started roughly at that time. What you see is a scene from the Charlemagne Shrine (made in the early 13c) that shows the emperor (left) who dedicates the cathedral (center) to Jesus and Mary (right). This is the part of the shrine that is depicted on the coin: http://www.ica-d.de/srv/chr/pic/ca085a.jpg That coin was designed by Erich Ott. Edge inscription is URBS AQUENSIS · URBS REGALIS. That means something like "City of Aachen, City of the King" and refers to a poem about Charlemagne and Aachen which was his main residence. The regular version was issued at face (Germany still does that today) and had a mintage of 3 million, mint mark "G" for Karlruhe. The PP version was issued by all five mints (A, D, F, G, J), mintage 160,000 each. Neither should be expensive; over here you pay roughly face value for the regular version and about €10 for the proof(like) version. Christian
Very nice. Thank you. Not that it matters much, but what was the silver content in the coins, if any? Was the 'regular' version silver bearing at all? I have been finding these coins, both versions, on eBay, and every auction owner that states silver content says something different. I have seen auctions stating that they were anywhere from .300 silver to .900 silver. Even the regular version was stated to be .900 silver in one auction. It's a coin I want regardless, but silver content weighs heavily on my percieved value and often the asking price of the seller, like it or not.
The 5 mark collector coins from this country were Ag625 first (until mid-1979), then Cu-Ni (last one issued in 1986). The 10 mark and 10 euro pieces are Ag625, except for those minted between 1998 and 2010 (which are Ag925). So if the silver content is in any way relevant: The Charlemagne/Aachen coin would be a sterling silver piece. FWIW, Karlsruhe (I misspelled the place name in my previous post) does not have anything with this Karl. Christian
Thanks! That's great! Sterling is a good thing. I love the coin... It's on my short list of 'gotta have' World coins. The other gotta haves, for what its worth, are the old Frankfurt coins with the city scene portrayed on the obverse. They made a couple of them over the centuries. Absolutely gorgeous!
Hmm, I primarily collect modern pieces, but yes, those city views (several places issued them) are great. In a way you can still find that style on coins from this country: 10 euro (silver) "Dresden" 2006 100 euro (gold) "Lübeck" 2007 The gold coin cannot be had at face though. Christian
10 Mark 2000 This particular 10 Mark coin was ONLY minted in 2000, as the German Republic adopted the Euro for 2001. I have ONE of these coins that has never been in general circulation, I got several of them at the Frankfurt bank in April 2000 just as they were released. It has a small area of tarnish from the envelope paper I kept it in but no other marks. I will sell it for $20.00 USPS money order plus $1.00 for shipping within the US, will not ship outside the country. Email direct to Roadglide9@gmail.com
Hmm, the 10 DM coin in the first post was minted in 2000 only because it was a commemorative coin. Theoretically it could have circulated, as such pieces are issued at face. But those pieces did indeed not really show up in "everyday life". Germany introduced the euro on 1 January 1999, but the euro cash did not become legal tender until 1 Jan 2002. The price sounds OK to me ... Christian
Karl was a genocidal thug. According to the ethics expressed by some elsewhere on this board, no self-respecting collector should have such a coin in his collection.
