Well, there are more than 6, but these were the most interesting. Great site :hail:, and I've searched extensively through the archives for the coins I have, but have come up empty :headbang:. These were inherited by me, from my father, from my grandfather. My grandfather emigrated to America through Ellis Island in the late 1920's. These coins were in terrific shape when I received them. They were in a leather pouch, and seemed not to have been disturbed for quite awhile. Without further adieu (No pictures yet, my camera does in closeups): #1 Heads: LUDWIG I KOENIG VON BAYERN, x(across)the top, Right profile ZEHN EINE FEINE MARK xthe bottom C.VOIGT under the profile Tails: SEGAN DES HIMMELS xthe top 1828 @ 6 o'clock center profile of THERESE KOENIGIN P.V.B 8 other profiles, clockwise from 12 o'clock: MATHILDE ADELGUNDE HILDEGARD ALEXANDRA ADELBERT LUIT (POLD) OTTO MAXIMI (LIAN) ------------------------------------------------ #2 Heads: FRIEDR WILHELM III KOENIG VON PREUSSEN, left-side bust Tails: Crowned eagle standing on cannon, surrounded by spears draped with (?)cloth(?) EIN THALER xthe top 1818 xbottom, "A" beneath Edge: MIT UNS GOTT w/ leaves & iron cross ------------------------------------------------ #3 Heads: MAXIMILIAN II KOENIG VON BAYERN, right profile C. VOIGT under profile Tails: Oak leaves around perimeter, with a ribbon @ 6 o'clock 1 GULDEN 1861 in center ------------------------------------------------ #4 Heads: WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG VON PREUSSEN, right profile "A" @ 6 o'clock Tails: DEUTSCHES REICH 1914 xthe top FUNF MARK xbottom Crowned eagle with eagle crest chest plate, in the center of coin Edge: MIT UNS GOTT w/ leaves & iron cross ------------------------------------------------ #5 Heads: OTTO KOENIG VON BAYERN, left profile "D" @ 6 o'clock Tails: DEUTSCHES REICH 1909 xthe top DREI MARK xbottom Crowned eagle with eagle crest chest plate, in the center of coin Edge: MIT UNS GOTT w/ leaves & iron cross ------------------------------------------------ #6 Heads: ALBRECHT DURER GEDENKJAHR, left profile 1928 @ 6 o'clock Tails: Eagle in center of coin DEUTSCHES REICH xthe top REICHS MARK xbottom number 3(large), with a "D" in the lower arc of the 3 ------------------------------------------------ Well, that's all for this post. There are others, but I don't think they are worth much (well, I could be wrong, right?:thumb Thank you all, in advance, for any information you may provide on these pieces:bow: Regards, Herr Mueller
Bump Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? (Man, I had to listen to that one over and over in high school.... :desk
The problem is that there are hundreds of pages of German-related coinage in the 19th-20th centuries, and without pictures it's just too difficult for anyone but a real expert in German States coinage to locate the coins described.
Thank you, sir, for your reply! I've been meaning to borrow a camera to get some shots. As you can tell, I am very new to any of this, and didn't count on there being so many variations of the coins (I've done a little more research, holy cow!). I guess it's time I hit the ol' library and search for a good reference. Any suggestions in particular on 19-20th century? TIA -- C.J.
They mostly sound like late german 2nd Reich coins, but I'm on holiday and don't have my krause with me.
What am I missing? Five of the six mention either a Kaiser or a King in their legends, automatically dating them no later than Empire times.
Hi folks. New kid in town. Saw this thread and thought I'd pull out my Krause and Mishler. Herr, Mueller, Here's the ID's I came up with: 1) Bavaria, 1 Mark, 1828, "Blessings of Heaven on Royal Family", KM-386 2) Prussia, 1 Thaler, 1818, Berlin Mint (A), KM-396.1 3) Bavaria 1 Gulden, 1861, KM-444 4) Prussia, 5 Mark, 1914, Berlin Mint (A), KM-536 5) Bavaria, 3 Mark, 1909. KM-505.1 6) Weimar Republic, 1928, 3 Mark, "Death of Albrecxht Durer", KM-58 Values will depend on condition, but the first and sixth are probably the most valuable. at $100+, even with moderate wear. Don't attempt to clean them!
I spent over an hour revising my needs list to extract and recatalogue the individual German States on page 2 of my excel spreadsheet. I was surprised to find out that there are 92 seperate German States in the 1800 Krause (of which I only have 18, so I have quite a task ahead of me). Trying to establish ID without pics takes more patience then I have. If anyone is interested in the spreadsheet, PM me.
