Controversial coins and medals

potty dollar 1878 · Aug 2, 2023

I don't have anything controversial unless this coin applies to people who don't believe in religion.But really I would rather be a paratrooper then a soldier storming the beach for sure, this even might of gotten them through the campaign as hope lived.

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micbraun · Aug 2, 2023

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My father served in the Navy during WWII in the South Pacific. He didn't talk much, but he did have some WWII era Japanese coins. I don't know their history, but they belonged to my father. After WW II, he was discharged and after a few months decided to join the Army. He was in the Medical Corps at Landstuhl, Germany from 1953 to 1957. I was 6 when we lived in Germany. We had a maid that was German. She wouldn't or couldn't talk about what was happening in Germany during WW II. She taught my brother and 2 sisters how to speak in German. We didn't really know that we were speaking German. That was me in the white T-shirt up front. As you can see, it was during Christmas 1954. My parents are in the back. My two sisters are behind me and my brother is in the far right. I enjoyed this Christmas more than any other Christmas that I had with my family.
Dad would not let me collect NAZI coins or anything else related to the NAZI period.
I built models when I was about 14. I used to build model airplanes. NAZI or WWII era Japanese were forbidden in our home. I had built a Japanese airplane while in German and stored it in my closet. When I came home from school close to Christmas, I was shown how serious my father was. I had a smashed Zero on the floor. There was a note on my bed, reminding me how serious he was about no Japanese or Germany models. I modelled airplanes from the time I was 15 until I was 66, but I lost the dexterity of my hands. I sold about 100 models that I had a stash to for $2,500 just to get ride of them. I still have models that I built in a curio in our living room. When we have guests, their children and some adults go to the curio for oooh's and ahhh's. I still wanted to have a hobby to enjoy. I was fortunate that my father left his coin collection to my brother and I. There was over 300 coins to split. We took inventory of his collection and worked hard at deciding how to divide the coins. He left it up to me. He lives in Southern California and I live in Eastern North Carolina. I took the coins to a good friend of mine that is a model builder and asked him to help me divide the coin equitably. I then took it to another dealer. Each dealer came up with almost the same division. I paid each $100. It was well worth it.
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atcarroll · Aug 2, 2023

I collect old German medals, with a focus on iron crosses. Most of them are from WW1 but i have a few from WW2, and a couple of the de-nazified versions made available to veterans after the war. The original WW2 medals display upside down in my collection, i think they're necessary for historical continuity but don't want them swastika side up

Hiddendragon · Aug 2, 2023

I love history (I have a degree in it) and one thing that appeals to me about coins is when there's a clear link to a prominent historical person or moment. That means I'm interested in coins with the Swastika, Napoleon, Stalin, occupation coins, things like that. It's not a special focus or anything but I do appreciate them as historical items. It kind of puts you in the moment. I'm not sure if there's anything I would draw the line at. Probably of the things mentioned the KKK stuff holds the least interest.

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