German 2 Mark Commemorative

I thought the coin would have graded higher, but the toning makes up for it.

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

I have like 4 or 5 german states silver coins. I actually think I am going to focus my world silver collection in german states coins, because these are among the most beautiful, I think.

 

Collecting Germany commemoratives, can be very fun and very frustrating at the same time. The best way to approach this specialized field of collecting, is to break it down into the major categories. I’ve came up with my own categories that I follow. 1) Historical events, like military victories. There are many coins minted from various German States commemorating great military victories. 2) Coins commemorating the deaths of Kings, Queens, Counts, Arch-Bishops and the list goes on. Just take your pick at which commemoratives within this category you fine interesting. 3) The weddings of Kings, and there are also coins commemorating Kings and Queens anniversaries. 4) This is a large list. Coins commemorating Treaties / Erection of Monuments / Restoration of Monuments / Unions between Germans States and Constitutions. The last category is a specialized one. The coins in this category are very low mintage and can command a good hefty price in mint state grades. This category is for the German Shooting Festival commemoratives.
You can come up with your own categories, and the one’s I listed are just the one’s I find interesting. While the Germans minted commemoratives for centuries, the coins from the 17th to 18th centuries are very expensive. The early commemoratives are very interesting though, and the size of some of the coins are as large as 100mm. That’s correct, 100mm and they are coins, not medals.

 

Excellent information. I might just start collecting this series...:smile

..maybe when I got sufficient funds...

 

That "eagle helmet" which Wilhelm II wears on the coins from German East Africa, and on that 1901 Prussian commem, is part of the Gardes du Corps uniform. Quite appropriate; that emperor apparently liked this pompous style.

As far as German coins are concerned, I primarily collect pieces from this country (Federal Republic), but many of the pre-1949 coins sure are attractive too. Guess it was common in those days to commemorate wars and victories, but some of the portraits are very well done. By the way, in the German Empire it was (until 1909) not allowed to depict "non-royals" on coins ...

Christian

 

Nah mine is totaly different LOL but there are similarities :whistle:

Hungary as part of the Austro Hungarian Empire
1843
20 Krajczar
Nimbate Madonna and child above denomination
Ferdinad I 1835-1848
Mint Mrk B = Kremnitz in Hungary

 

Thanks for the info :high5:

I do not have the pretension of collecting only in mist states. That would be unbearable. I do try to get my coins in AU to Unc, but will occasionally buy XF. My rule is: if I cannot afford at the very least an XF, I do not buy. This means that are a ton of coins I cannot buy. With one exception, the most I spent on a single coin was 50 euros, if I recall correctly. But then again, as far as being a collector with actual money in my hands, I'm just getting started (as a kid it was mostly hoarding) - and this is exactly why I don't want to make a big false start!

I also appreciate your swiss shooting thaler collection a lot. The other day I tried to buy an AU one for 200 dollars on ebay... and lost. So maybe I'll hold on on those for now

Where do you buy your coins? I basically buy them from a single trusted seller on ebay.

Does anyone know if it's possible to find these coins in american coin shows?

 

My coins

Some I have already posted somewhere else.

 

I buy all of my coins from two dealers. They are members here on CT.

70% of the Swiss Shooting Thalers I own have came from coin shows here in the US. I have a complete set, and have quite a few dubbles of some. I'm going to be selling off the dubbles I have, and use the money to buy more German commemoratives. Every German 1 Mark, 2 Mark, 3 Mark and 5 Mark coin I have, have been bought from two dealers that are members of CT.