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Grade on my new German Probe?

Had a pleasant surprise at the post office today, 2 packages which I'd been waiting for. One was a whole lot of german minors from Ormand (thank you, will pm you when I've had a chance to go through them). The other was a 1 Reichsmark 1939/1940 Probe from the 3rd Reich era, the side with 'probe' on it is the old design and the other side is a new design, it never went into circulation presumably because of the war. Got it from Kuenker auctions, had been waiting a while for it to come up anywhere, 2 of my major collecting interests are 3rd reich coins and 1RM coins from any German era.
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Now, since I am completely clueless at grading, could anyone have a go at what grade it may be. Slabbing is out of the question for me as I live in Australia and it would be difficult and costly, plus, I don't see too much point in slabbing unless one plans to sell the coin of to see if it is authentic. The 2 dings on the left of the probe side are a lot less visable to the naked eye.

Thank you,
Andrew
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Seeking many German Empire/Weimar minors (although my coin budget is currently nil so swaps or cheapies only).
Still thinking of what to put in my signature...

Comments

  • Anybody? Andybody?

    Just looking for an approximate grade.

    Thanks,
    Andy
    Still thinking of what to put in my signature...
  • ASUtoddASUtodd Posts: 1,312 ✭✭
    The coin looks to be well preserved from the pictures. I would go with a nice MS state.... No reason for this coin to have circulated so I don't see an AU grade.... I wouldn't take my wor don it though, I'm not that great at grading! Beautiful coin!!! I LOVE it.....
    I bought this little collection of Third Reich coins several year ago at a coin show in Mooresville, NC.... (not trying to hijack your thread, just thought you'd appreciate the coins!)

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  • My best guess is MS63 or 64. (disclaimer: German patterns are not my area of expertise)

    Congrats on the new pickup!

    Edited based on feeback recieved in the thread on grading patterns.
  • Thank you,
    Nice album, I once received a 3rd reich 'album' which listed the coins with their mintages, it wasn't quite complete and I got rid of it somewhere back there.

    Thanks,
    Andy
    Still thinking of what to put in my signature...
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