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Prussia 10 Mark trial coins. Genuine? Fake?

physikphysik Posts: 33 ✭✭
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The luster looks weird, but I compared the details of the embossing, seems that the embossing does not have any problems. What do you think? My friends.

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  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,050 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My amateur eyes tell me those look pretty legit.
    Cool pieces whatever.

    I only have sucky images of my '88 10 Mark.

    A stash of these Friedrich III 10 mark coins were stolen from Kronberg Castle by G.I.s in 1946.
    I stayed there in 2012. It's now called the Schloss Hotel and it was originally built by Queen Victoria's daughter as Friedrichhschof in honor of Friedrich who had just died after a brief reign.

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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,203 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The trial coins look interesting. I wonder where they came from.

    My Germany Prussia 1888 10 Mark Coin which I bought after reading about the Hesse Jewel Robbery:

    image
    Germany Prussia 10 Marks 1888-A (Berlin) - Frederick III
    FRIEDRICH DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V. PREUSSEN
    (Frederick, Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia)
    DEUTSCHES REICH 1888 / 10 MARK
    (German Empire / 10 Marks)
    Gold (0.900), 19 mm, 3.98 gm
    NGC graded MS-61

    More on the 1946 Hesse Jewel Robbery at Kronberg Castle:
    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/803295/germany-10-marks-frederick-iii-durant-nash-hesse-jewel-heist

    :)

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  • physikphysik Posts: 33 ✭✭

    @Swampboy said:
    My amateur eyes tell me those look pretty legit.
    Cool pieces whatever.

    I only have sucky images of my '88 10 Mark.

    A stash of these Friedrich III 10 mark coins were stolen from Kronberg Castle by G.I.s in 1946.
    I stayed there in 2012. It's now called the Schloss Hotel and it was originally built by Queen Victoria's daughter as Friedrichhschof in honor of Friedrich who had just died after a brief reign.

    Thanks for your comment. The struck looks legit, but the luster looks weird.

  • physikphysik Posts: 33 ✭✭

    @WillieBoyd2 said:
    The trial coins look interesting. I wonder where they came from.

    My Germany Prussia 1888 10 Mark Coin which I bought after reading about the Hesse Jewel Robbery:

    image
    Germany Prussia 10 Marks 1888-A (Berlin) - Frederick III
    FRIEDRICH DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V. PREUSSEN
    (Frederick, Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia)
    DEUTSCHES REICH 1888 / 10 MARK
    (German Empire / 10 Marks)
    Gold (0.900), 19 mm, 3.98 gm
    NGC graded MS-61

    More on the 1946 Hesse Jewel Robbery at Kronberg Castle:
    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/803295/germany-10-marks-frederick-iii-durant-nash-hesse-jewel-heist

    :)

    Wow, it looks nice.

  • YQQYQQ Posts: 3,316 ✭✭✭✭✭

    if anyone will know something about this, in Germany, it is Guy Franquinet.
    he does speak English and knows a lot=lot.
    H
    https://www.franquinet.de/content.php5?lang=de&site=franquinet&curr=EUR

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  • pruebaspruebas Posts: 4,582 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Swampboy said:
    My amateur eyes tell me those look pretty legit.
    Cool pieces whatever.

    I agree. What metal are the planchets? Are they magnetic?

  • physikphysik Posts: 33 ✭✭

    @pruebas said:

    @Swampboy said:
    My amateur eyes tell me those look pretty legit.
    Cool pieces whatever.

    I agree. What metal are the planchets? Are they magnetic?

    Thanks for your comment. The metal is iron.

  • physikphysik Posts: 33 ✭✭

    @YQQ said:
    if anyone will know something about this, in Germany, it is Guy Franquinet.
    he does speak English and knows a lot=lot.
    H
    https://www.franquinet.de/content.php5?lang=de&site=franquinet&curr=EUR

    Thanks

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