German Empire Coins Are Awesome

Those " Vereisntaler " where legal tender until 1908 with a value of 3 mark. Tey then where demonitizes because they where to worn and replaced by 3 - Mark - coins ( DREI MARK ).

 

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Wilhelm II, Wilhelm I, & Otto

 

My latest acquisition . A proof speciemen of the 20 mark military bust - type

 

That's a beauty Mynter!

 

Thank you ! I long wanted an Empire gold - proof. It`s a bit like christmas in advance.

 

That certainly is a nice xmas gift.

What is the size of that 20 mark?

 

diamter: 22,5 millimeter
weight : 7,96 g

 

This is a German "States" era coin, but I hadn't seen one like this before. Looks like Hamburg might have copied Saxony for their Lions Shield design. This is currently for sale from aspencoins, it ends in about 20 minutes. I might have to take a stab at this one.

 

What would you grade this one? a buddy asked me @ how Pcgs would grade the one I see a very little bit of rub or roll wear.But It also may be the Photo angel too.?the red line are were I see a very small bit roll rub @ Pcgs they my think different????

 

To me this is a BU - Choice - specimen, very desirable and very hard to find.

 

Picked these up recently. They were my first Pfennig coins, I only had bought Marks before, man are they tiny! I still am having a hard time capturing the reflectiveness and toning on them in my pictures.

 

Also, here's another Thaler that was on eBay recently.

 

I had a couple bids in on that one...:yes:

 

german empire or kaiserreich coins used to be my fave series. now, only one remains. a souvenir of my time there.



i remember i got it for a good price... but the coin dealers in the shop were pretty unfriendly.

 

That's a great one to hold on to.

 

I am glad I revisited this thread!
It's really great to see all the nice German coins. All of them are great.

vtvick, it's nice to see that you are still interested in the series!

Wow Darkhorse, that is a stunner!

 

Beautiful coins.

Based on the established exchange rate by the gold standard, 4 Mark were roughly 1 Dollar. With the 1 Pfennig being practically a quarter cent it's only natural for it to be a bit smaller.