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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1150193, member: 39"]Umm, I can only guess what the reason is - could be that some collectors share the political ideas of the nazis, could be that the exact opposite is the case. In fact, I believe that most who collect nazi coins (and no other pieces from Germany, and certainly not anything that is younger than 60 years <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ) want them because their fathers, grandfathers, etc. fought in Europe, against Nazi Germany. Those collectors may well be bald, but for other reasons, hehe.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just find it sad to see the numismatic history of a country (or bunch of countries if you include the Holy Roman Empire period) reduced to this. And yes, I know very well that collectors such as yourself or Evgeney (Siberian Man) for example have collections with a much wider scope. But I also remember several topics, here and in other forums, where I would write something about, say, some German 10 euro commemorative, and shortly afterwards there were replies like, "ah yes, I have some pieces from your country too" ... guess what those were.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1150193, member: 39"]Umm, I can only guess what the reason is - could be that some collectors share the political ideas of the nazis, could be that the exact opposite is the case. In fact, I believe that most who collect nazi coins (and no other pieces from Germany, and certainly not anything that is younger than 60 years ;) ) want them because their fathers, grandfathers, etc. fought in Europe, against Nazi Germany. Those collectors may well be bald, but for other reasons, hehe. I just find it sad to see the numismatic history of a country (or bunch of countries if you include the Holy Roman Empire period) reduced to this. And yes, I know very well that collectors such as yourself or Evgeney (Siberian Man) for example have collections with a much wider scope. But I also remember several topics, here and in other forums, where I would write something about, say, some German 10 euro commemorative, and shortly afterwards there were replies like, "ah yes, I have some pieces from your country too" ... guess what those were. Christian[/QUOTE]
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