Germany coin thread (only the best)

Donation sounds good. This page lists a whole lot of those pieces http://www.notgeld.sewera.pl/index.php?co=berlin&l=de (item #9 and below), and it does say they were given to people who donated the amount. (The site is in Polish and German.) The value depends on the date of use or issue; in July 1922 for example, 30 M would buy you six eggs or three liters of milk ...

Christian

 

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thanks for that link also christian, i had run into the page before (it's great) and didn't think to google translate the top, looks like i guessed correct. top of page says" DONATE COINS of ASSOCIATIONS and CLUBS".

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This a favourite of my collection: A 10.000 Mark coin from the province of Westfalia in 1923. The diameter is 44mm and the weight 32g.

 

now that's some inflation...and a nice lookin' coin. that one is on my notgeld "to get" list.

 

The highest denomination in that Westfalen series (those were not actually coins but rather used for fundraising) is the "1 Billion Mark" piece. For you that would be one trillion.

Christian

 

pick this up at a coin show, have been wanted one of this guy...

 

that was one of those notgeld's I almost purchased for 20$ because I was still very new to the hobby. in fact it was almost to be amongst my first purchase ever, but I somehow decided against it and i'm very glad to not have fallen victim to such overpriced stuff. I found some selling for only 3$ months back. like this coin though!

 

Lot's of wonderful coins here.

 

Bavaria.
20 kreuzer 1767.

 

Meissen.
Groshen (1440-1445), silver. Ruler: Willhelm III the Brave (1428-1445).

 

NOT MINE BUT EXTREMELY RARE PATTERN WITH SLAVIC "7"

 

Yes, that variety is pretty rare indeed. In printed texts (and on most coins), the "1" is a short sort-of-diagonal line on the left, then a long vertical line. The "7" is a short horizontal line at the top, then a long "diagonal" line.

Now in hand-written notes, Americans for example reduce the "1" to a single vertical line to make the difference between the two digits more obvious. Germans for example add a horizontal line to the hand-written "7" for the same reason. But on a coin, that makes hardly any sense - and the engraver obviously made a mistake here ...

Christian

 

also eagle design is slightly different from original version , wish to have it in my collection

 

here is one more interesting pattern by allies

 

The eagle design is basically the one that was used on all allied occupation coins - the regular ones (1 Pf, 5 Pf, 10 Pf 1945-48) as well as the 10 Pf 1947A with that extra line. The piece in post #255 looks odd to me. Apart from the weird mix of fonts, why would the country name appear twice?

The last one (post #256) is a nazi medal issued in late 1933, I think. There are no coins with Hitler's portrait, but plenty of medals and donation "receipt" pieces. The four dates refer to "milestones" in the first year of Nazi Germany.

Christian

 

ITS C47 MEDAL

 

Mine is circulated:

 

NGC Certified Nazi Germany 1936 E Silver 5 Reichsmark with Rotational Die Error

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