1936 5 Reichsmark!! Fake or Real?

I will check this thing out in person asap. If it appears fake or light, or not silver, or 2 coins glued. I won't buy it, but if I can find no evidence of forgery I will snatch it up for the $30.00

But, since both were made in Berlin, and had high mintages, it is a possibility a coin was made before the die was completely switched out.

Let's say this coin is legit, and it is a accidental or purposeful mule. What would demand for such a coin be do you think?

 

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Yeah, despite your memory and my inability to tell an "A" from an "F", eventually we'll get it right

 

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Let's say this coin is legit, and it is a accidental or purposeful mule. What would demand for such a coin be do you think?
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Probably very low demand since it would be a screwed up coin. Send it to me and I will properly dispose of it.

 

Thanks you for your services!! I am fairly certain it would be worth the NGC membership fee, and the cost to send it in. (Total about $100.00)

 

I'm honestly not sure...there is not a huge market for these coins. I doubt you would be able to get your money back out of it as a buyer would be hard to find.

 

Right uncertified, there is little market for these coins over book value. But a Certified mule. Sounds mouth watering to me. However if I do certify it, and I chose to sell it, I would set the reserve @ cost of certification +cost of coin. So if it didn't sell for what I paid, I'd get to keep it. Although, it would be neat to toss into a picture frame with the other Potsdam coins.

I currently am near finished with all the Potsdam anniversary marks, once I get them all, I have a big piece of foam board I will cut out the sizes of the coins, and then mount them in a picture frame (no harm to the coin of course) Just a display piece. But this would be a Great Bottom center coin.

 

Like I said...assuming it is a mule (which I think is highly doubtful), I believe it will be hard to sell. Even certified.

 

It's an A but the two back boards, of the coin, in the photo do not match...

 

It's two different coins.

 

Back then (Deutsches Reich, 1871-1948) the "A" mark was indeed the most common one. That is different for the Federal Republic of Germany (1949-today) by the way, where Stuttgart (sic) usually has the biggest share.

This is indeed one of those cases where the usual obverse/reverse photos do not help much. The Schiller piece is not "involved" here, I think, as that has oak leaves left and right of the eagle. Looks like the earlier Hindenburg type to me ...

Christian