German states.

Kingdom of Hannover.
16 gute groshen, silver .993, weight - 11,77 g., size - 31,2 mm, mintage - unknown. Clausthal Mint. Ruler: Wilhelm IV (1830-1837). This coin was equal to 2/3 Hanoverian thaler or 1/2 of Conventionsthaler.

 

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Congrats, very nice coins. I am sure you noticed, but this is KM#145.5, with the "W" on the ledge that the horse is leaping from. KM#143.3 in the same year has the letter "L". I have seen more L's than W's, so I think it is a great find and a beautiful coin!

 

Wow! Awesome post, great coins, lots of info.

 

Frederick III of Prussia was king for three months.
Edward VIII lasted longer.



Germany Prussia 10 Marks 1888-A (Berlin) - Frederick III
FRIEDRICH DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V. PREUSSEN
(Frederick, Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia)
DEUTSCHES REICH 1888 / 10 MARK
(German Empire / 10 Marks)
3.98 grams, 0.900 gold, 19mm
Krause catalog number: KM-514, mintage 876,000
NGC graded MS-61

A coin like this one was part of the 1946 Hesse Jewel robbery, committed by three American Army officers stationed in Germany.

After reading an account of the Hesse robbery, I had to have one.

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/germany-10-marks-frederick-iii-durant-nash-hesse-jewel-heist.152173

 

I bought this coin in Nurenberg 4 weeks ago. Nice coin & great memories!

 

Nice photos! While Luitpold was not actually king of Bavaria, he was the regent (as the inscription says) in lieu of "mad" Ludwig and Otto. The piece commemorates his 90th birthday.

Christian

 

Had already posted this one in the "World acquisitions" topic but felt it should also be here.

 

And also got this one...

 

An also these...

 

Sorry for the multiple posts!

I started this set around 5Y ago, after a visit to the Munich Money Fair. You can have a look at my current "gathering" in here.

http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/showcase.aspx?sc=1694

 

Hamburg.
II schilling 1727, silver.

 

Not sure if these two are on here already.

 

Also have this one.

 

Is there anything higher up than a Thaler? Is a Florin part of this series? Where does the Reichspfennig fit in? How about the Gulden (Bavaria)?

 

Those denominations are from different times. Germany between 1871 and 1923 simply had the Mark (1 M = 100 Pfennig). In 1923 there was the "Rentenmark interlude" (ended the hyperinflation period; 1 RM = 100 Rentenpfennig), and between 1924 and 1948 there was the Reichsmark (1 RM = 100 Reichspfennig).

Now before 1871 the different German countries had different currencies, even though there had already been a few currency unions and coinage treaties. The Thaler, later just Taler, had been around since the 16th century, in different varieties. (The name Taler refers to the town of St. Joachimsthal, today Jáchymov, CZ.) The Gulden is even older, originally referring to the fiorino d'oro, the gold florin from Florence ...

No post-1871 German coin says Taler by the way. But the term was commonly used for the 3 Mark coin. The 10 M gold coin was officially called Krone (Crown), but that term did - in Germany - not appear on the coins either.

Christian

 

Loads of beautiful coins in this thread.

Here is one of my favorite coins in my collection: 3 Mark Lübeck 1913

 

Don't be sorry! Nice to see beautifull coins in supberb quality Sadly "modern" German coins cannot even come close to the older designs before the Weimar Republic. Even older ones minted during the era of the Holy Roman Empire were absolutely magnificent. I say it again.....are there no good mint masters/ engravers around today? Judging by recent coin designs, I guess not.

 

As they say, there is no accounting for taste. Some people are into modern art or architecture, others detest it. People who love designs of, say, the late 18th century may not be comfortable with early 21c designs. That also goes the other way round. Now I don't mind if anybody says he or she prefers this or that style. But when somebody tried telling me that what I like is bland or trash, that I would find objectionable ...

Christian

 

Here's a 2/3 Thaler from Augsburg, 1693

 

and here's a Dreipolker piece from Brandenburg, 1624, GE(org) WI(lhelm) MAR(k) BR(andenburg) S R I EL(ector) / MONE NOVA DVC PRVS(sia)