Germany coin thread (only the best)

Magnificent coins, thanks for posting them

 

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A rare year and mintmark and otherwise in scarce condition

 

Here's a couple, one old one new
1763 Saxony Full Thaler
1989 Bundesrepublik 10 DM, for some reason only 1 image will upload

 

AV Quarter Dukat 1716/14 Magdeburg Mint
Friedrich Wilhelm I Konig von Preussen

 

cool coin. I like the star design.

 

Found it in my Krause catalog... KM#131, 1/4 ducat, .986 gold, weight-0.875g.

 

AV Friedrich d'or 1777-A Berlin Mint
Friedrich II "Der Grosse"
Konig von Preussen-Brandenburg

During the Seven Years War, his Prussian Armies faced three Empires (Russian/ French/ Holy Roman) and won!

 

I don’t have many but I like this one

 

Breslau
AV 1/12 Dukat 1711 Breslau Mint (2 known)
HRE Josef I 1705-11

 

I am not sure about the damage. This is aluminum, at first it appeared to be PMD but then why would it appear under the devices...

 

I'd have to agree with you, @Razz. That sure appears to have been an issue originally with the blank or planchet. Just out of curiosity, I'd like to see that gouge at the two o'clock position closer. I'm not looking for anything specific - just wanna see what it looks like. Is it sharp?

In any case . . . Neat! Thanks for sharing.

 

A common coin, but rarely encountered in this condition.

 

Anhalt/ Dessau/ Herzogtum
AV 20 Mark 1904-A Berlin Mint
Friedrich II
Germany should have kept that "Eagle" rather then the modern one!

 

I don't know, @panzerman. Are you implying the eagle on your beautiful 1904-A 20-mark? Or expat's excellent 1975-J five deutsche mark? If the the former, I think that eagle had too many associations with imperialism, militancy, Prussia and the House of Hohenzollern.

I rather appreciate the variety of eagle designs coming out of the BRD. Expat's is an example of just one. Here's just a very small sampling that I threw together . . .



These are all from deutsche marks. The variety continues with euros.

 

Here's a conditional rarity

1938-A 1 Reichspfennig, MS(66)RD Prooflike



And a nice second pic I took

 

That looks more like the "Eagle" of Imperial Rome.

 

I prefer the classical eagles/ Imperial Rome/ Holy Roman Empire/ Prussian/ 1871-1918 versions/ Yugoslavia/ St. Gaudens

 

Actually all Germans owe a debt of thanks too Prussia. Without Prussia, there may have never been a unified Country. Most German States where under Foreign control rule.