Nazi coinage experts needed unkown coin

check this out


http://cgi.ebay.com/Germany-1938-Ad...736QQihZ008QQcategoryZ540QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


i have never seen one of these before and german coins is all i do. hmmm interesting.

 

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That's a braindead vendor from Australia.It is not a coin,nor is it silver.That vendor needs to be reported for falsely representing something that it isn't.He can be prosecuted under both Australian federal fair trading legislation & Australian state fair trading legislation as well.The penalties in Aussie are very stiff.

Aidan.

 

Well, the side with the eagle is pretty much the same as on the Hindenburg 2 and 5 RM coins. So maybe it is not a fantasy piece but some kind of manipulation - in that case it could well be silver. Also note the Q&A section. But as long as collectors in the US, Australia, etc. find nazi coins and anything Hitler related so fascinating, there will be a huge market for such things, and of course that makes offering such issues interesting ...

Christian

 

Christian,there are a few metals that mimic silver in their look & colour.The most well-known of these is the metal that is commonly known as German Silver (Deutsches Silber),which,despite its name,has NO silver in it at all.

Aidan.

 

Yes, I have heard of "German silver" before. We say Neusilber or maybe Argentan when referring to such Cu-Ni-Zn alloys. Interestingly, they have never been used for coins of this country, and I don't think they were ever used for those of the German Empire either - that is why the term "Deutsches Silber" is not used and likely to be misunderstood in German. Anyway, what I meant was, if that Hitler piece is a manipulation of an original 2/5 RM coin, it will be silver. If it is a totally "made up" product, however, I agree it will most probably not contain any silver at all ...

Christian

 

US $150

Geez, it must really be a rare coin.....not :rolling:. I hope no one on this forum bid on it :headbang: -Preussen

 

It ended up closing at A$183.50.I can feel sorry for the mugs who bidded on that thing,except for the winning bidder.If the winning bidder tried to sell it later on down the track,then they'd be in for a real shock.

Aidan.

 

This piece is listed in the Krause publication “Unusual World Coins™,” the purpose of which is to -

“…chronicle the sometimes confusing, often deceptive realm of numismatic emissions, primarily created with the commercial marketplace in mind, which purport to represent sovereign governmental entities…”

The composition of this “coin” is listed as Silver Plated Brass, with a BU value of $35, but personally, I wouldn't give one cent for it. -Preussen

 

I'm certain there are more than one types of pattern, but Krause only lists one.

 

Jerome,there are other pattern coins that depict the Swastika,but the pattern 5 Reichsmark is the only one that depicts Hitler's ugly mug as well as a Swastika.

Aidan.

 

what worse..he's also on stamps and tokens lol

 

Twiggs,that is a bit of Nazi exonumia that is slightly incorrectly indescribed.Although you've posted the Quebecois version of the auction page,I found the translation key at the top.

It is a pity about the poor quality photos though.

Aidan.

 

Twiggs,it isn't only on German stamps that Hitler is depicted.He appears on the stamps of Italy,Bohemia & Moravia,Poland,the German Occupation of Russia,& the German Occupation of Ukraine as well.

Aidan.

 

Here is a picture of a 30 Opferpfennige piece just auctioned on Muenzauktion. I too had trouble making out the inscription because of the oddly formed "c", which doesn't match the other characters.
I was wondering what the the purchaser should have "helped" with, building new crematoria? Buying 1,000th of a tank?

 

Minted on ole Crazy eyes 100th birthday Yes, he is still alive and living in a golf course community in Sanford, Florida....... )

 

How does one know when or where this coin was minted? I've read various reports that they were struck in Italy or Argentina as keepsakes for unreformed Nazis, but there is no date (besides Hitlers lifespan) or mintmark on it.

 

Those were made in Italy, I think, but there are plenty of people in various countries who seem to be fond of nazi memorabilia. See this very topic.

Christian