For the Third Reich Coin lovers out there.

ASUtodd

Here is a quick pic of one of the Reichpfennigs that reside in my collection. This is a 1937 A. Please wipe up all drool... thanks, management!

Preussen

<< <i> For the Third Reich Coin lovers out there. >>

That includes me . I collect 3rd Reich by type, and also the 2 & 5 Reichsmarks by date and mint. -Preussen

ASUtodd

Not sure you saw my post of the album that I was able to buy most of these coins in, Ill repost pics here. Not the best pics on the world but will do until I get time to photgraph them all better. Enjoy...
Todd

Preussen

Interesting album . I haven't seen one like it before. Looks like you're off to a big start -Preussen

Rickc300

<< <i>That includes me . I collect 3rd Reich by type, also the 2 & 5 Reichsmarks by date and mint. -Preussen >>


Me too, except I collect all of the Empire, Weimar and Third Reich by date and mint... What am I? Nuts? This one completed my 3rd Reich type set and now I "only" need 87 more to complete it by date and mint.

Unlike most of Preussen's stuff which I slobber on myself and my keyboard when he posts pics of, I collect mainly circulated coins in VF or better (not that I don't have a few nicer and slabbed coins) Now that I think of it, I have 3 with a Preussen pedigree...

Happy collecting and let me know if you have any duplicates, I still need 87 more 3rd Reich coins, 227 more of the Weimar Republic and 301 of the Empire to complete my date and mint sets!

bosox

I collect the stuff they left in the countries that they occupied.

Preussen

<< <i>I collect the stuff they left in the countries that they occupied. >>

Very . I wonder how many countries issued such occupation coins ...a very interesting collection -Preussen


edited to add: Here is one from the post-war Allied occupation of Germany (in Proof; pretty scarce).

Preussen

Here are some of my 3rd Reich favorites; I can never resist posting them when the opportunity presents itself -Preussen

ASUtodd

Are the 2 Reichmarks proof coins???? Wow, such detail and luster!!! VERY VERY VERY impressive!
Todd

Preussen

<< <i>Are the 2 Reichmarks proof coins???? Wow, such detail and luster!!! VERY VERY VERY impressive!
Todd >>

Thanks! Yes, they're all proofs except for the Luther 5M (I don't think I have any pics of my Luther proofs). The Schiller pics are of both the 2 and 5 Marks -Preussen

ASUtodd

I'm going to show my ignorance here, but oh well, WHERE DID YOU FIND THEM IN PROOF CONDITION?!?!?!?! I WANT ONE!!!!!
Todd

Preussen

<< <i>I'm going to show my ignorance here, but oh well, WHERE DID YOU FIND THEM IN PROOF CONDITION?!?!?!?! I WANT ONE!!!!!
Todd >>

Hey, showing ignorance is my job . Seriously, they are available from time-to-time; they're quite scarce in Proof, but I wouldn't call them rare. I think Northeast has one on their site now. I bought mine from various sources, both in the USA and Germany. Good Luck - Preussen

Edited to add: Actually, Northeast has several Proofs listed right now.

ASUtodd

I posted this topic on another coin forum so that others there could appreciate my coin and hopefully drum up someone that has a few of these to sell. Anyway, I'm not trying to promote another forum but I wanted you guys to see some of the ignorant people that are on other forums. So far everyone here has been wonderful and I thank you for that. Anyways, read for yourself and laugh as I did. There forums are wierd they read from the bottom up, new post are at the top.....

CoinTalk
Todd

Preussen

<< <i>I posted this topic on another coin forum >>

It seems you received mostly positive replies, with only one negative; That's not bad, and IMO your replies represented your position well. I've posted "over there" a few times, and we had an interesting and positive dialog on 3rd Reich coins a while back. I guess your heckler missed that thread . -Preussen

p.s. I have some pretty nice duplicate 2 & 5 Marks. pm me if you're interested.

lordmarcovan

I have a prewar reichspfennig of the type ASUtodd just posted, but it's a nice red BU.

I was gonna scan it and sell it in the last round of eBay stuff but I couldn't capture the luster and colors on it.

Can't remember the date.

Rick- that 50-rp design rocks! I don't remember seeing or having any of those. Just the wartime aluminum ones.

Here is the 2-RM I just got from you, again.

I scanned it mostly to get the UNO thread unstuck, so the Litesiders can play (we've been in Germany lately, but back in the 1600s and early 1700s, where they can't reach).

lordmarcovan

Preussen-






You suck.

Preussen

<< <i>Preussen-




You suck. >>

-Preussen

Doogy

Steve,

It that bottom 2 Mark the now infamous Hamrick coin?

Preussen

<< <i>Steve,

It that bottom 2 Mark the now infamous Hamrick coin? >>

No, that one was a business strike (and I think maybe it was a 5M ) , but I did get free shipping from my friendly seller -Preussen

ASUtodd

LordM, there are several different 50pfennig designs out there from this era. Here is a great site to look up a lot of the Third Reich coins. I have never bought anything from these guys so I don;t know how their coins look but they have a TON of information on there.
Todd
Luckylukeonline

bosox

Preussen - I collect occupation coinage, government in exile coinage, and defunct country coinage from WWII Europe and European colonies. In total I am actively working on about 25 counries and colonies. - Rob

Preussen

<< <i>Preussen - I collect occupation coinage, government in exile coinage, and defunct country coinage from WWII Europe and European colonies. In total I am actively working on about 25 counries and colonies. - Rob >>

Wow, that's quite an interesting challenge -Preussen

lordmarcovan

Nazi occupation coinage?

*ptui*

They deserved the Nuremberg trials, if only for choosing ZINC as a coinage metal! Ugh!

Krause seems to love the Belgian and other zinc occupation coinage, though. They give it nice strong cat values while casting 17th and 18th century low-grade minors of many nations upon the dungheap. I've never understood how a dirt-common zinc Belgian (German) WW2 occupation 5-franc piece in, say, XF can be valued higher than some 200-300-year-old minor coin with a cool design from an obscure state with a mile-long name.

ASUtodd

Ok guys, in keeping with the Third Riech theme, help me identify this coin.

I think it is a 10 rechspfennig from 1940 but apparently they are hard to find.
Here is a link to an auction for this type of coin. Link I have looked through several books about Third Riech coinage and none list this coin. Was this a military coin issued to the troops or a different type of coin used for either IOU's or as a gift, or what....if anyone knows let me know, also if you have one for sale, at a reasonable price, let me know to. I'll take any of the mints on this one seeing as how I don't have one! Thanks
Todd

Preussen

<< <i>Ok guys, in keeping with the Third Riech theme, help me identify this coin.

I think it is a 10 rechspfennig from 1940 but apparently they are hard to find.
Here is a link to an auction for this type of coin. Link I have looked through several books about Third Riech coinage and none list this coin. Was this a military coin issued to the troops or a different type of coin used for either IOU's or as a gift, or what....if anyone knows let me know, also if you have one for sale, at a reasonable price, let me know to. I'll take any of the mints on this one seeing as how I don't have one! Thanks
Todd >>

"Reichskreditkassen" military occupation piece. Here is one of mine -Preussen

The pic is too light .

bosox

Rob,

The real challenge with the zinc and iron coins is finding them without corrosion. Krause prices are a bargain for true uncorroded pieces. The Norway pieces I posted above are iron. It took me several years to assemble a set of Netherlands occupation coinage (zinc) without corrosion spots. Still working on the Bohemia & Moravia, Belgium and others.

Rob

MSD61

I have a few of these coins that my father had brought back from the war. I found them in his effects when he died along with a PO8 luger and holster, various assault badges, medals, decorations and other German military items. I didn't even knew my father had the stuff as he never talked about his service in the war let alone showing off this stuff. I find the proof Nazi era coins beautiful very ironic for such an awful and destructive period in human history.

spoon

Hey Todd,

What are the names on the front page of that album for?? Those are all prominent figures from the regime.

MSD61

<< <i>Hey Todd,

What are the names on the front page of that album for?? Those are all prominent figures from the regime. >>



Yes, I would like to know the significance if the names as well.

Ribbentrop - hung
Bormann - ? death was unconfirmed in 1945
Hess - Suicide
Frick - hung
Jodl - hung
Keitel - hung
Röhm - Executed by Nazi party
Streicher - hung

edited for spelling

Russellhome

I am mostly into US coin die varieties and error coins. For lack of anything new to search recently, I started going through some of my foreign coins to check for varieties. This German 2 Mark coin caught my attention. Doubling is evident. But in some places, it looks like mechanical doubling (MD), other places like die deterioration, and in some spots like a true doubled die? Perhaps it is some combination of any of these. I'm not sure how common doubled dies are on Nazi coinage -- but I thought it an interesting find.








The "I" in HINDENBURG seems to show notching of a DD -- of perhaps even a TDO.


And as we die variety hunters know, you should never forget to turn the coin over. If the doubling on the obverse is questionable, the doubling on the reverse of this coin is not. There are plenty of notches to indicate a true doubled die.










I also found this 1914 German 1 mark coin in my collection. It is clearly a DD (look at those doubled claws!). For all I know, it could be master die doubling -- I don't know how common such doubling is on German coinage. But what ever the case case, it looks pretty darn cool to me.

bidask

very nice coins all....

Rickc300

See what I mean? Now I have to dry the drool off my keyboard again. Nice coins everyone, thanks for sharing them!

A local dealer has a military issue 5 pfennig that he wants ten bucks for. If I remember correctly he has it graded as an XF but it has some surface corrosion. If you are interested I can take a pic of it next time I get over there and post it here for you, I'll play middle man if you want it.

Rick

Preussen

<< <i>very nice coins all....

>>

I like it -Preussen

ASUtodd

To be honest I have no clue why those names are on there. The dealer I bought this from is an extremely elder man, who isn't in good health, and he bought it from an elderly lady whose husband had passed away. I have attempted to cal lhim recently to see if he knows what the significance of the names is but I haven't been able to get in touch with him yet. I will let you know when I find out.
Todd