My first post on the dark side . . . coin found in change

DMWJR

I was going through my pocket change jar rolling all of my change and happened upon this!

How rare is it to find Nazi coinage in your change?????

Mine is identical to this one (1939), but has an "A" under the number instead of the "J" shown in the picture.

Sylvestius

A is the mint. I think A is one from Berlin.

I've certainly never found a Third Reich coin in my change before, but i do kinda collect these in a non serious, passive kinda way. Well i accumulate them.

Usually because they're Zinc (the 40s ones are), but i think in 1939 it should be copper?

Askari

Well, I've never heard of it before. Probably some kid spent his great-granddad's war souvenir. The 'A' is indeed the mintmark, that for Berlin. This 1939A 1 Reichspfennig coin was made of bronze and over 97.5 million were made -- the largest year/mint issue of this type coin (cataloged by Krause as KM-89). In Unc., it would go for about $5, but only $0.50 in XF.

Sylvestius

Yep i meant bronze... sorry.

Cladiator

Which German coins bearing the swastika are silver?

Sylvestius

The 5 mark and 2 mark coins.

The 5 mark coin is of higher purity than the 2 mark coin.

coinrookie

The 2 and 5 mark are silver. 2 = 0.6250 and the 5 = 0.9000

Steve

Cladiator

Can you tell me what years they were produced? The swastika 2 and 5 mark coins that is. Also, what is the weight of the coins? Thanks guys.

DMWJR

The other bizzare thing is that I also found two Canadian cents in the pile also . . . dated 1940!

DMWJR

Deutschland 2 Reichsmark, Paul von Hindenburg 1936 - 1939

1936 D 0,8 Mill. ss 10,00EUR vz 20,00EUR unz 40,00EUR
1936 E ss 25,00EUR vz 40,00EUR unz 80,00EUR
1936 G ss 15,00EUR vz 30,00EUR unz 60,00EUR
1936 J ss 65,00EUR vz 150,00EUR unz 300,00EUR

1937 A 23,4 Mill. ss 2,00EUR vz 4,00EUR unz 7,50EUR
1937 D 6,2 Mill. ss 2,50EUR vz 5,00EUR unz 10,00EUR
1937 E 3,7 Mill. ss 3,50EUR vz 8,50EUR unz 17,50EUR
1937 F 5,0 Mill. ss 2,50EUR vz 7,50EUR unz 15,00EUR
1937 G 1,9 Mill ss 5,00EUR vz 10,00EUR unz 20,00EUR
1937 J 2,8 Mill ss 3,50EUR vz 8,50EUR unz 17,50EUR

1938 A 13,2 Mill ss 2,50EUR vz 5,00EUR unz 10,00EUR
1938 B 13,2 Mill ss 2,50EUR vz 5,00EUR unz 10,00EUR
1938 F 1,9 Mill ss 4,00EUR vz 8,00EUR unz 20,00EUR
1938 D 3,7 Mill. ss 3,00EUR vz 6,00EUR unz 15,00EUR
1938 E 4,7 Mill ss 3,00EUR vz 6,00EUR unz 15,00EUR
1938 G 2,3 Mill. ss 3,00EUR vz 6,00EUR unz 15,00EUR
1938 J 2,3 Mill. ss 3,00EUR vz 6,00EUR unz 15,00EUR

1939 A 26,9 Mill. ss 2,00EUR vz 4,00EUR unz 7,50EUR
1939 B 3,5 Mill. ss 3,00EUR vz 6,00EUR unz 15,00EUR
1939 D 5,4 Mill ss 2,50EUR vz 5,00EUR unz 12,50EUR
1939 E 0,3 Mill ss 17,50EUR vz 32,50EUR unz 65,00EUR
1939 F 3,2 Mill. ss 3,00EUR vz 6,00EUR unz 15,00EUR
1939 G 2,3 Mill ss 4,00EUR vz 7,50EUR unz 20,00EUR
1939 J 3,4 Mill ss 3,00EUR vz 6,00EUR unz 15,00EUR




Deutschland 5 Reichsmark, Paul von Hindenburg 1936 - 1939

1936 A 8,4 Mill. ss 5,00EUR vz 10,00EUR unz 17,50EUR
1936 D 1,9 Mill. ss 6,00EUR vz 10,00EUR unz 17,50EUR
1936 E 0,9 Mill ss 7,50EUR vz 12,50EUR unz 25,00EUR
1936 F 1,7 Mill ss 7,50EUR vz 12,50EUR unz 25,00EUR
1936 G 0,7 Mill ss 10,00EUR vz 22,50EUR unz 40,00EUR
1936 J 0,6 Mill ss 15,00EUR vz 30,00EUR unz 60,00EUR

1937 A 6,7 Mill ss 5,00EUR vz 7,50EUR unz 12,50EUR
1937 D 2,2 Mill ss 6,00EUR vz 10,00EUR unz 17,50EUR
1937 E 1,5 Mill ss 7,50EUR vz 12,50EUR unz 25,00EUR
1937 F 1,6 Mill ss 7,50EUR vz 12,50EUR unz 25,00EUR
1937 G 1,5 Mill ss 7,50EUR vz 12,50EUR unz 25,00EUR
1937 J 2,2 Mill ss 6,00EUR vz 10,00EUR unz 17,50EUR

1938 A 6,8 Mill ss 5,00EUR vz 7,50EUR unz 15,00EUR
1938 D 1,3 Mill ss 7,50EUR vz 12,50EUR unz 17,50EUR
1938 E 0,4 Mill ss 7,50EUR vz 15,00EUR unz 27,50EUR
1938 F 0,7 Mill ss 7,50EUR vz 12,50EUR unz 25,00EUR
1938 G 0,9 Mill ss 7,50EUR vz 12,50EUR unz 25,00EUR
1938 J 1,3 Mill ss 7,50EUR vz 12,50EUR unz 17,50EUR

1939 A 3,4 Mill ss 6,00EUR vz 10,00EUR unz 20,00EUR
1939 B 1,9 Mill ss 7,50EUR vz 12,50EUR unz 25,00EUR
1939 D 1,2 Mill ss 7,50EUR vz 12,50EUR unz 25,00EUR
1939 E 1,3 Mill ss 10,00EUR vz 20,00EUR unz 45,00EUR
1939 F 1,1 Mill ss 12,50EUR vz 25,00EUR unz 50,00EUR
1939 G 0,6 Mill ss 15,00EUR vz 30,00EUR unz 62,50EUR
1939 J 1,7 Mill ss 10,00EUR vz 20,00EUR unz 40,00EUR

Cladiator

<< <i>1939 J 1,7 Mill ss 10,00EUR vz 20,00EUR unz 40,00EUR >>

Um, I know what the 1939 stands for lol

Cladiator

If the coins are 90% silver or 62% silver....how much do they weigh...ie...what is the actual silver content in each coin?

DMWJR

The letter after the date is the mint mark, followed by the number minted. The rest is a value guide in EURO.

wildjag

<< <i>If the coins are 90% silver or 62% silver....how much do they weigh...ie...what is the actual silver content in each coin? >>



2 Marks - .625 silver, .1607 oz ASW

5 Marks - .900 silver, .4016 oz ASW

DMWJR

Here's some more interesting info for you:

Mintmarks of Germany
Mintmark Mint Time of Coining
A Berlin since 1850
B Hannover 1866 -1878
C Frankfurt 1866 - 1879
D München = Munich until today
E Dresden 1872 - 1887
E Muldenhütte 1887 - 1953
F Stuttgart since 1872
G Karlsruhe since 1872
H Darmstadt 1872 - 1882
J Hamburg since 1873

sumnom

That's quite a circ find.

Askari

The 1940 Canadian cents likely came from the same source and makes me even more certain that my guess as to their origin was correct.

PuddlePirate

I've been buying junk world coins by the pound and without exception always end up with 2-6 pcs of WWII german coinage. My guess is there is alot of them still out there floating around about as common as wheat pennies in pocket change now a days. Just on observation on what I've been seeing lately.