Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="Mynter, post: 1550649, member: 40061"]I think the market is willing to pay an extra premium for the fact that the " Museum " was the first commem of a new country to collect. If I remember right the " federal republic - boom " startet in the 60ths when people began to be able to have money left for luxery. In the 1970s this boom reached its peak , a " Museum " in an average condition would cost about 3000 DM then, now a top - speciemen might go for 500 Euro. The challange about the early commems is to find a nice one. When they were issued, they were quit unpopular. People did not remember to have other coins than the standard coinage after the nazis ceased issuing commemorativs in 1934 and withdrew the few they had been minting in 1942. Secondly 5 DM were a lot of money. In 1953 most people would not put a fiver aside without a reason. As a consequence the " Museum " often appears worn after having circulated. Best regards, Mynter[/QUOTE]