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Message:: [QUOTE="Eduard, post: 1075297, member: 8959"]From the German coin catalogues (either Muenzen Revue of Money Trend) the following are the years/mintmarks to watch out for: Year -   Mintmark1873 -   B,C (also D,F but much less scarce)1874 -   H1877 -   B (quite scarce)1878 -   B,C,E,G,J  (moderately scarce)1880 -   All except A (E, G, H are quite scarce)1882 -   G,H,J (H is rare)1883 -   D,E,F,G,J  ( E,F,G,J are actually rare)1886 -   G1891 -   D Major rarity!!!   watch out for fakes1892 -   E,F,G,J  (G is rare)1893 -   E,F,J are moderately scarce1894 -   G only mintmark for year. Scarce1896 -   E,G,J 1900 -   G,J (moderately scarce)1902 -   G1905 -   F (Very rare RRRRRR!!!!)1906-1916  - only scarce ones are 1909 E (quite scarce), 1909 J (quire rare), 1913 F, G (scarce only) Mintmark G (for Karlsruhe) is generally desirable. Keep those.Condition is as usual KEY.  Top condition Reichmark are actually all fairly scarce at least for 1873-1891 with the small imnperial eagle.  And, they are also very beautiful coins when in high grade. I hope this helps. I'll let you know about the 1/2 marks when i get a chance.  But if you have an 1908 F, that is a MAJOR rarity.     Eduard[/QUOTE]