Porcelain Coins

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  1. Seba79

    Seba79 Well-Known Member


    Emergency money made of coal was issued in 1922 from galvanic coal as emergency money alongside classic emergency coins made of steel, zinc, aluminum, porcelain, etc. The Conradty company (today Graphite Cova GmbH) in Röthenbach an der Pegnitz produced the coins in denominations of 100, 500 and 1000 marks, which are unique in numismatics due to the use of galvanic pressed carbon.

    The dies were made by the Lauer company in Nuremberg, and the minting was done by the Conradty company. The mintages were 2500 pieces each for the 100 and 500 mark coins and 3500 pieces for the 1000 mark coin. All pieces were numbered consecutively.
     
    Seba79, Jun 21, 2021
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  3. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    Since I started this thread several years ago I've picked up several of these.

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    Hey @brg5658 I ran into one like yours at a coin show couple years ago and picked it up.

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    And a medal from East German, sometime in the 1960s.

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    Hey @Chris B that is a cool medal, looks pretty modern. Know when it was made?
     
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  4. Chris B

    Chris B Supporter! Supporter

    The seller said c. 1950 and I don't have any info to challenge that. It was less than $10 so I felt that I couldn't go wrong.
     
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  6. john65999

    john65999 Well-Known Member

    weird, some coins are made of wood (afrikan)
     
    john65999, Nov 22, 2021
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  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    I’ve got one that’ll eventually go into my little vestpocket store (meaning it will also be an eligible prize option to whomever wins the monthly giveaway, if they want one).

    I just haven’t had time to photograph and list it yet. :rolleyes:

    Let me see if I can find the German dealer’s pics, if they’re still up…

    Edit: aha- yes. Here ‘tis. Saxony, 50-pfennig notgeld, 1921. Brown porcelain. Quite thick. Cool cheapo. I couldn’t pass it up. Might scoop up some more.

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    I guess the grapes and shovel are a vineyard theme.
     
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  8. john65999

    john65999 Well-Known Member

    amazing condition for it's age and what it is made from!!
     
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Yeah, I imagine it’s UNC, though how one grades these, I haven’t a clue. I have seen one or two in PCGS slabs.

    Might scoop up a fancier one with some of the gilt highlighting on it and try to have ‘em slab it, on a whim. Add it to my Eclectic Box collection. Someday.

    I think I saw one with a U-boat on it somewhere…
     
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  10. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the post.
     
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