Gold Plated 2 Reichsmark, 1937 Hi, I was hoping if someone could give me some information on a gold plated (supposedly) 2 Reichsmark piece which is for sale. The date is 1937 (which is within my 1933-45 period). The seller has taken the photo in such a way to obscure the mint mark. My question is were these issued by the Reichsbank in this condition (which i think is unlikely) or is it just someone trying to get extra cash for a fairly common piece my making it look better? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Pictures are included
I'm far from an expert on the coinage from this period - but my guess is the coin is bogus. Either that or you made a typo in your post. First of all - the date on the reverse of the coin is plainly 1947. And the last date that design was minted was 1939. As for the gold plating - even if the coin were genuine it does nothing but destroy any numismatic value the coin may have had. While there are a great many gold plated coins - they are sold as a novelty only and they have zero value to anyone except those who wish to collect gold plated coins. But in this case - it appears as if this coin is a gold plated counterfeit.
Doug, With all due respect, I believe you are mistaken. The numbers and lettering on the reverse are as follows: Paul von Hindenburg 1847-1934 The date of mintage is on the obverse, on the right side of the coin, and under the eagle's wing. (1937) I agree that the coin is altered, but I can see no evidence of it being a fake. Look at it again, and see if you agree with me.
That "gold layer" was certainly added by some third party. The mint mark, by the way, seems to be "A" (Berlin) ... Christian
the gold plating has killed the coins value. unless you put it in a bezel and wear it as a gold pendant and call it bling. lol
These keep showing up on ebay from a couple of different sellers. Really frustrating, since it appears they're ruining perfectly good coins to come up with these "gold" examples.
