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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 265067, member: 39&quot;]Those coins with the church tower are actually nice in my opinion. The others ... well, I have them too (type wise) but that&#039;s it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Potsdam Garrison Church coins without the date are hard to find in excellent condition. Partly due to the &quot;scratch friendly&quot; design, partly because quite a few silver pieces were melted for/during the war. What is also interesting about them: Some people used the empty area for political messages such as &quot;Hitler verrecke&quot; (Snuff it, Hitler) or &quot;Red Front&quot; and a soviet star, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>First the Reichsbank refused to accept/exchange such coins because they had been &quot;altered&quot;. But then the nazis figured it would be even worse if they stayed in circulation. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> So they were accepted by the Reichsbank, but the Gestapo would &quot;interview&quot; people who wanted to have them exchanged: Where did you get it, who gave it to you, and so on ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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