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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3130734, member: 84179"]THEY ARE GENUINE</p><p><br /></p><p>One of my many collecting interests is Germany 1873-1945 by date and mint and have been filling the holes over the last 15-20 years. This includes the WWII issues. I DO NOT see anything that would even remotely make me think they were anything but genuine.</p><p><br /></p><p>During the war, Germany minted a tremendous quantity of the zinc coins at a number of mints. There are a few rare dates but generally most of them are as common as wheat cents from the 40's. A lot were brought back to States by returning servicemen as war souvenirs. Go to any Coin show, and you'll always find some in the Junk Boxes for 25 cents to a buck.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Hindenburg 2M (0.625 silver) and 5M (0.900 silver) are also common. They usually sell for more than they are worth because of the reverse symbols, but once again, the OPs coins look completely genuine.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=96625]@TimH[/USER]. Nice historical collection</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW: An historical footnote that may only interest me. The 1940-B 5 pfennig was minted in Vienna Austria after the Anschluss. All WWII era German coins with a B mm were minted there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3130734, member: 84179"]THEY ARE GENUINE One of my many collecting interests is Germany 1873-1945 by date and mint and have been filling the holes over the last 15-20 years. This includes the WWII issues. I DO NOT see anything that would even remotely make me think they were anything but genuine. During the war, Germany minted a tremendous quantity of the zinc coins at a number of mints. There are a few rare dates but generally most of them are as common as wheat cents from the 40's. A lot were brought back to States by returning servicemen as war souvenirs. Go to any Coin show, and you'll always find some in the Junk Boxes for 25 cents to a buck. The Hindenburg 2M (0.625 silver) and 5M (0.900 silver) are also common. They usually sell for more than they are worth because of the reverse symbols, but once again, the OPs coins look completely genuine. [USER=96625]@TimH[/USER]. Nice historical collection BTW: An historical footnote that may only interest me. The 1940-B 5 pfennig was minted in Vienna Austria after the Anschluss. All WWII era German coins with a B mm were minted there.[/QUOTE]
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