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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 695212, member: 5233&quot;]I have been thinking about putting together a type set of WWII era German coins...one of my favorite periods of history.&nbsp; However, I&#039;m not sure what to include in the set.</p><p><br /></p><p>The main reason I&#039;m unsure what coins to include is there is somewhat of a disconnect with the the beginning on the Third Reich and the minting of their coins.&nbsp; Historically, the Third Reich existed from January 30, 1933 until May 8, 1945.&nbsp; This begins with Hitler being sworn in as Chancellor of Germany thus beginning the seizure of power (Machtergreifung) and ending with the German Surrender.</p><p><br /></p><p>Beginning in 1933, the German&#039;s minted new designs on their 1, 2, 3, and 5 Reichsmark coins.&nbsp; So, those are easy to include.&nbsp; The problem I am having with determining the boundaries of my set is with the smaller fractional coins.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t until 1936 that they began minting new designs on their 1, 2, 5, and 10 Reichspfennig coins and not until 1935 for a new design on the 50 Reichspfennig.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem lies with the coins minted before the change in design.&nbsp; Weimer Republic designs were minted from 1933-1936 for many of these denominations (and until 1938 for the 50 Reichspfennig).&nbsp; So, they were minting Weimer coins during the Third Reich.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>So, my big question is...should I include the Weimer Republic design coins minted from 1933-1938 as part of my Third Reich type set?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I know the typical answer to questions like this is to include what you want in your set.&nbsp; I don&#039;t want to hear that answer...I know that already.&nbsp; I was just wondering what everyone else here thought.&nbsp; I am leaning one way already...but I wanted to hear some other opinions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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