German Coin Collectors?

As I posted in the intro forum, my main collecting areas of interest include Brandenburg-Prussia, German 3rd Reich, misc. German coins and medals with military themes, & Napoleonic medals.

I've seen that some here are interested in 3rd Reich; are there others who share any of my collecting interests? Thanks. -Preussen

 

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I am sure there are members of this forum who share your interest. There are many memebers here representing all areas of collecting, with several that i have seen talking about German coins in particualr...

good luck !!

 

Some interest here.

For German I'm primarily interested in coins from Nassau, pre 1846 (specifically the various permutations of Nassau that contained Dillenburg over the years). I also pick up a few misc. German coins here & there. Pretty much interested in the days of the German states & the Holy Roman Empire as opposed to more modern stuff. Haven't done a lot as I have yet to find much of a source for the coins I'm interested in & don't have enough reference material either.

I also have started to collect German notgeld & am enjoying it quite a bit.

 

Primarily I collect coins from my country (Federal Republic of Germany) and euro coins - particularly those that are, or come close to, circulation pieces. I also have circulation coins from several "non-euro" countries in Europe, and pieces from the US since I go there every couple of months.

Earlier European coins - German Empire, GDR, Netherlands (NLG), Austria (ATS), etc. - I am interested in, but with regard to those I do of course not even aim at having a complete collection.

Christian

 

Brian: I have some of the earlier pieces, too. Currently, my collection ranges from 1503 to 1915 for Brandenburg-Prussia. I like Notgeld, too; I once had a fairly extensive collection of it, but I sold it to help finance other areas of interest. I buy my coins from many sources: Dealers, both in the USA and Europe, & even ebay is a good source of quality material, as long as you're careful. I also participate in quite a few large auctions. In German auctions I've won several nice coins from Künker, Peus and WAG.

Christian: Never in my lifetime will I even approach having a complete Brandenburg-Prussia collection, but I enjoy obtaining as many as I can.

-Preussen

 

Oh, I have a few besides the one which is in the mail. Here are a couple which I happen to have pictures of.

Taker Care
Ben

 

Here's my oldest German coin (unless you count Imperial Roman's minted there), probably also in worse condition than anything else I have...



1424-1425 Greifswald Gross Pfennig

Pomerania, City of Greifswald

AR Gross Pfennig

Struck: 1424-1425

(ref - Jesse 493, S. 4957)

 

Wow Anemic, love that coin. I recall seeing one something like it on eBay once and (drats) didn't get it. Thanks for posting a picture.


Ben

 

Thanks Ben & Brian for posting the nice pics of your coins; I definitely see some Prussians there. Brian- that Pfennig is old, with great character! -Preussen

 

here are mine...I have a wilhelm II as well and a few more common german coins I havent photographed yet:

 

Drusus: Nice...thanks for sharing. I'll put some pics up soon. -Preussen

 

Here are some random pics from my collection :smile. -Preussen

Prussian Thaler, 1785-A (Berlin)



Prussian Medal, commemorating the first 100 years of the Kingdom of Prussia and depicting the first five Kings.


Prussian Thaler, 1802-A



Prussian Thaler, 1817-A



Prussia Proof 2 Marks, 1901-A


Prussia 3 Mark Proof, 1913


Prussia 5 Mark Proof, 1913


Goetz Prussian Pattern Proof 5 Mark

 

Love that pattern coin :thumb:

 

Stunning, simply stunning

 

i have alot of third reich coins and am starting into the 1800's and german states, if you need any info let me know as i only do german coins.

 

Preussen,those are very nice Prussian Proof coins.That Goetz pattern Prussian 5 Marks is listed in Krause with a 'KMPn' catalogue number.

I did have a very worn Prussian 1901 Kingdom Bicentenary 2 Mark & quite a very nice 1913 Kaiser Wilhelm II's Silver Jubilee 2 Mark.

As for the silver 5 Mark,I had the 1914 one with a hole near the top as a spacefiller.

That 1817 Prussian Thaler reminds me of the famous 1786 Death Reichsthaler,which has 2 dots flanking the 'A' mintmark,because of the reverse design.

Aidan.

 

Some outstanding examples Preussen...thanks for sharing them.

 

Thanks for the nice comments on my Prussians. -Preussen

 

Here is one of my favorite 3rd Reich pieces :smile . -Preussen

 

Preussen,that is a very nice Proof 2 Reichsmark you have got there.Even the currency issue coin is very difficult to find.

Aidan.