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<p>[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 1666973, member: 15588"]I have a similar Third Reich coin and a set of Hitler stamps (I don't remember where I picked those up). I agree that seeking out and buying such items carries a little bit of guilty sensationalism with it... but they are fascinating for all of the reasons listed in this thread so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>And ditto on the history aspect of coin collecting... thanks to a sudden and devastating interest in hammered coins I can now name most of the English/UK monarchs from Edward the Confessor to Elizabeth II along with significant events along the way... a few years ago I didn't know Henry VIII from Edward VI... same with Mexico... I bought coins depicting Hidalgo, Morales, Juarez and others... which made me want to know who those people were... so I found out... I've learned and been inspired more from coins than from any educational institution I've attended...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 1666973, member: 15588"]I have a similar Third Reich coin and a set of Hitler stamps (I don't remember where I picked those up). I agree that seeking out and buying such items carries a little bit of guilty sensationalism with it... but they are fascinating for all of the reasons listed in this thread so far. And ditto on the history aspect of coin collecting... thanks to a sudden and devastating interest in hammered coins I can now name most of the English/UK monarchs from Edward the Confessor to Elizabeth II along with significant events along the way... a few years ago I didn't know Henry VIII from Edward VI... same with Mexico... I bought coins depicting Hidalgo, Morales, Juarez and others... which made me want to know who those people were... so I found out... I've learned and been inspired more from coins than from any educational institution I've attended...[/QUOTE]
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