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<p>[QUOTE="John14, post: 1614520, member: 41136"]<font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">I do not see anything creepy about that coin, but I do understand how it draws bad feelings from others. What really offends people is the image of the swastika. Paul von Hindenburg was a war hero (in Germany), and was said to personally despise Hitler. Since Hindenburg was such a hero to the people of Germany, the Third Reich used his image on their 2 & 5 mark coins. I may have one of the largest collections of these on CoinTalk( <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t216604-4/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t216604-4/">http://www.cointalk.com/t216604-4/</a> click here and scroll down) could be wrong, but I don’t display them often because of the feelings they stir up in some people. My great grandfather fought in WWII in the US Air force, and I’m very proud of that, and I am a proud American. My grandfather was stationed in Germany, met my grandmother and that is where my Mother was born. - When I collect coins it’s not because I support the country or regime, I’m totally separated from that. I'm in to history, and I'm a little partial to German history.</font></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John14, post: 1614520, member: 41136"][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]I do not see anything creepy about that coin, but I do understand how it draws bad feelings from others. What really offends people is the image of the swastika. Paul von Hindenburg was a war hero (in Germany), and was said to personally despise Hitler. Since Hindenburg was such a hero to the people of Germany, the Third Reich used his image on their 2 & 5 mark coins. I may have one of the largest collections of these on CoinTalk( [URL]http://www.cointalk.com/t216604-4/[/URL] click here and scroll down) could be wrong, but I don’t display them often because of the feelings they stir up in some people. My great grandfather fought in WWII in the US Air force, and I’m very proud of that, and I am a proud American. My grandfather was stationed in Germany, met my grandmother and that is where my Mother was born. - When I collect coins it’s not because I support the country or regime, I’m totally separated from that. I'm in to history, and I'm a little partial to German history.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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