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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2739604, member: 39&quot;]About the same here. Silver was used in German 5 DM circulation coins until 1974, but the switch to Cu-Ni in &#039;75 was not a &quot;relevant&quot; change. Partly because collector coins, issued at face, would still have silver, but also because there are other, more important dates. One could pick 1948/1949 (currency reform and first coins from this country) or 1999/2002 (changeover to the euro) for example.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it comes to import/export law, the 100 years threshold is relevant; older pieces are considered to be antiquities. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But of course that would be a relative &quot;date&quot; that changes every year.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another important change, at least in Europe, was going from hammered coinage to machine struck coins. That occurred roughly in the 17th century, and for some collectors that is a more decisive criterion than terms that apply to arts and architecture ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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