WTB Off-Metal and Trial strikes of 2 1/2 and 5 Europinos

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cwt
cwt Posts: 293 ✭✭✭
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Interested in off-metal and trial strikes of the 1952 2 1/2 and 5 Europinos. Also would appreciate any information provided on the origin of these pieces.

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  • lordmarcovan
    lordmarcovan Posts: 45,340 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ah, so in the Krause "Unusual" catalog, then, I take it? I had never heard of "Europinos"- had to Google it.

    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

  • SaorAlba
    SaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The one I owned was a 5 Europinos dated 1952 and had General Eisenhower on it.
  • cwt
    cwt Posts: 293 ✭✭✭
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    These were struck at the Hamburg Mint. I did check with the mint, but was told that they had no records from that period. It is the 2 1/2 Europinos that has General Eisenhower on the obverse. There were just over 10,000 of these struck and they are almost always available on ebay at fairly reasonable prices. The 5 Europinos with only 300 struck is a bit more costly.
  • cwt
    cwt Posts: 293 ✭✭✭
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    Still looking for these.

  • U1chicago
    U1chicago Posts: 6,995 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    One of the people I know from Instagram listed one on eBay:
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/294500343887?mkevt=1&mkcid=16&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

  • cwt
    cwt Posts: 293 ✭✭✭
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    Thanks. It appears to be one of the regular silver issues. The ones I am looking for were struck in other metals (brass, copper, aluminum, lead, gold -- and even wood) or were struck uniface or as piedforts.

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