Is there anyone that collects German 1920's paper notgeld? Many with great litho and, going through some old boxes, I found a lot of about 100, all UNC, that I got about 35 years ago. Are there any references or info sites other than Ebay "sold" items?
I have a number of them, but have not put much effort into research (always something on the numismatic to do list). There are different types, but generally, the ones with the colorful lithos that depict folk tales or sites around a city are considered common, even in Unc. When I was buying and selling these on ebay about 15 years ago in bulk lots, I was very happy to get 50 cents/note. I don't think that has increased much over the years Sorry I can't be of more help The references are in German. I DO NOT recommend World Notgeld by Courtney Coffing. It's nothing more than a generalized checklist
I was able to find a lot at a Maine Coin Store last year. Three for a dollar with most being uncirculated. Got 66 of them.
I liked the Coffing book.Over 1500 photos. I brought it brand new for$9.95 it originally sold for 29.95. I find it interesting that copies are going for over about $115 on the internet now.Maybe the book was a better investment then these beautiful and interesting inexpensive notes.
I'll have to look and see what people are actually paying for the Coffing book. If it's anything close to that amount, then my copy is off to eBay. It wouldn't take much for the book to be a better investment than the notes, however. My problem with Coffing is that it's not useful for identifying individual notes. It will tell you that Hamburg issued paper, metal, procelain, etc and show a few representative pics, but if you want any kind of detail about a specific note, you're out of luck. As a general checklist and overview reference, I think it's ok, but if you want to look up your individual notes, it's not useful.
As a kid you could buy these dirt cheap....after all it took a wheelbarrow full to buy a loaf of bread. I had several ...I now at a loss where they may or may not be. Like CWT 's as a kid they could be found for pennies... they had little to no following...as I can remember.
I collect the notgeld coins, I used to have a lot of paper notgeld but sold them when I sold my bank note collection
I also collect metal notgeld and porcelain notgeld "coins" (porcelain pieces that have a denomination)
I'm a notgeld coin collector as well. I have a few of the paper ones. The white porcelain ones with selective gilding are gorgeous!
I also have some of the gilded white porcelain notgeld era medals. Here is a gilded set from Saxony in the original case
