german 1 and half marks

i have about 20 german marks dated from 1875 - 1914 and 15 half marks dated around the same time
they all have diffrent mint marks was just wondering if any one new the best mint marks and years to look for and how much the diffrent years are worth

thanks steve

 

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I'd recommend checking the Krause book for mintage numbers. Depending on the year, some mint marks were worth considerably more than others (and some years, they were all made in about the same numbers).

Typically, the A mint mark is worth the least (as 5-10x as many were minted in Berlin as anywhere else).

For the half marks, the scarce ones appear to be: 1907E, 1907G, 1908D, 1908E, 1911E, 1911F, 1911G, 1911J, 1912E, 1912F, 1912J, 1913E, 1914/05D, 1914D. The really, really scarce one is 1908F.

For the 1 marks: 1902G, 1903E, 1903F, 1903J, 1909E, 1911D, 1913F, 1913G, 1913J are scarce. The really scarce one is: 1905F

 

thanks for the information will try to find the krause book you mentioned

thanks steve

 

hi steve, the krause catalogue from 1901 to 2000 will give you the info you need.

john

 

cheers john going to have a look for the book could do with 1 earlier cause some of the coins are from 1875

cheers steve

 

the 1801 to 1900 will cover those ones, alternatively get yourself a copy of the catalogues cd rom, which has them all on from 1601 to date, invaluable when you want to find something without searching through the books.....

john

 

daft question but where do i get the cd from lol

 

try numismaster.com, they are the internet arm of krause. well worth the money steve.

 

thanks john will have a look tonight when i get home from work

 

i used to spend a lot of time on the net when i worked, since i retired i spend most of my time on the net lol

 

From the German coin catalogues (either Muenzen Revue of Money Trend) the following are the years/mintmarks to watch out for:

Year - Mintmark
1873 - B,C (also D,F but much less scarce)
1874 - H
1877 - B (quite scarce)
1878 - B,C,E,G,J (moderately scarce)
1880 - All except A (E, G, H are quite scarce)
1882 - G,H,J (H is rare)
1883 - D,E,F,G,J ( E,F,G,J are actually rare)
1886 - G
1891 - D Major rarity!!! watch out for fakes
1892 - E,F,G,J (G is rare)
1893 - E,F,J are moderately scarce
1894 - G only mintmark for year. Scarce
1896 - E,G,J
1900 - G,J (moderately scarce)
1902 - G
1905 - F (Very rare RRRRRR!!!!)
1906-1916 - only scarce ones are 1909 E (quite scarce), 1909 J (quire rare), 1913 F, G (scarce only)

Mintmark G (for Karlsruhe) is generally desirable. Keep those.
Condition is as usual KEY. Top condition Reichmark are actually all fairly scarce at least for 1873-1891 with the small imnperial eagle. And, they are also very beautiful coins when in high grade.

I hope this helps. I'll let you know about the 1/2 marks when i get a chance. But if you have an 1908 F, that is a MAJOR rarity.

Eduard

 

thanks for the info eduard very helpfull

steve