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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 3292641, member: 39&quot;]The government learned a little, it seems, from what happened in mid-1979. Until then, the 5 DM coins had been silver (Ag625); then Cu-Ni because the value of the silver content made issuing them at face a No-No. Except that many collectors did not appreciate that change.</p><p><br /></p><p>So the 5 DM collector coins were not made any more, and the 10 DM pieces were Ag625. In 1998 that got changed to Ag925, and that was also the composition for the €10 coins between 2002 and 2010.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 2011 that was changed again, to Ag625 for the surcharged proof coins (the silver content has since then been mentioned on the coins), and Cu-Ni for the unc &quot;at face&quot; version. Again, not that popular. So in 2016 the silver content went back to Ag 925 again, but with a doubled (€20) face value. The fine weight of these is 16.65g, so such a coin has silver worth about €7.30 ... yes, I guess the denomination will not change very soon. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The €5 and €10 denominations are now used for fancy non-PM stuff such as Cu-Ni coins with colored or translucent polymer rings. Nice especially for novice collectors, I think ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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