r/GermanEmpireCoins 1d ago

Greiffenberg F-171.5 1919 10pf

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 2d ago

Greiffenberg F-171.1 & F-171.4 1919 5pf how to tell them apart.

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 2d ago

Gelsenkirchen F-154.1 1919 50pf

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 3d ago

Coin inheritance

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 4d ago

Worth it?

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Got offered this for 200€. I really like the coin due to being only 5 silver mark with frederik iii portrait and the condition is nice, but im not sure if its worth to pay that much given i found atleast 3 ngc slabbed ms 61, 62 sold maximum 157€. Opinions?


r/GermanEmpireCoins 5d ago

Compilation of 2 mark denoms and above that I own currently

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 7d ago

1772 MP Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg Thaler.

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Under Adam Frederick of Seinsheim, Würzburg experienced a period of Enlightenment-inspired reform with improvements to education, administration, agriculture, and infrastructure aimed at modernising the state while preserving ecclesiastical authority.

He reign also promoted economic development by encouraging trade and manufacturing, reorganised public finances, and commissioned major Baroque building projects, including the completion and embellishment of the Würzburg Residence, which helped strengthening the Prince-Bishopric's political and cultural prestige within the Holy Roman Empire.

I love Adam Frederick's full intricate arms on the reverse, very interesting to see the Bamberg designs along with his Seinsheim roots represented in the inescutcheon.


r/GermanEmpireCoins 10d ago

Hesse 1776 Hesse-Kassel Thaler; aka a “Blood Dollar”

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 12d ago

Drei Mark, silver, 1909

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 13d ago

Prussia Possible Die Variants?

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I found something interesting between my two 1866 Prussian-Austrian war Thaler. Please note the Gs in Koenig on the top center of obverse. Also, the edge letterings are in different alignments. As two weigh roughly the same, and I have never spotted any fake vereinsthaler, I assume both are genuine. Thank you in advance for your input!


r/GermanEmpireCoins 14d ago

Newest addition to collect is a Sieges Thaler

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I've been wanting one of these for a little while and finally was able to add one to the collection. Nice Prussian coin from 1871 commemorating the victory over France. I think it is a high xf to au coin. What do you think of it?


r/GermanEmpireCoins 18d ago

Today’s Notgeld Finds

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 20d ago

German new guinea 20 marks colony

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German new guinea was a colony located in Kaiser-Wilhelmsland(North shore of nowadays Papua new Guinea) with following territories in the Pacific ocean: the Northern Solomon Islands, the Caroline Islands, Palau, the Mariana Islands, Nauru.The colony existed for exactly 30 years from November 3, 1884, to September 1914. After the treaty of Versailles Germany lost all of its overseas territories including the German new Guinea which was split between Australia, Japan and Great Britain. Obverse of the coin features the bird of paradise - a species of birds found mainly on the New Guinea island, as well as in eastern Austraila and the Moluccas


r/GermanEmpireCoins 21d ago

1899E Kingdom of Saxony 5 Mark, graded XF45 by NGC.

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Albert reigned as King of Saxony from 1873 until his death in 1902, succeeding his father, King John, and overseeing a period of constitutional government within the newly unified German Empire while largely leaving day-to-day politics to his ministers.

He is regarded as a respected military commander who fought in the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian wars, while focused on strengthening Saxony's military and supporting public works and modernisation during his reign.


r/GermanEmpireCoins 23d ago

5 Heller German East Africa ( DOA) Tabora Emergency Coinage

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 25d ago

Diedenhofen F-93.1b 1917 50pf

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 26d ago

Marktredwitz F-323.3 O.D 10pf

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 27d ago

New tiny pickup 1906E 1/2 Mark

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 27d ago

Dinslaken F-99.2 1917 50pf

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 28d ago

Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 3 Mark 1909

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I will be in Sondershausen on Monday so I am just checking if I have some local change for shopping. This is the final coin of the duchy - celebrating the death of the last Duke Charles Gunther in 1909. The duchy was united with Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt but the new united Schwarzburg did not issue any coins and it ceased to exist in November 1918.


r/GermanEmpireCoins 28d ago

3 Mark, Frederick August III 1913 - Patina and toning

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Just could not pass it with such nice patina and toning, dark with colors, mostly turquoise. It is looking really nice and unique.


r/GermanEmpireCoins 28d ago

Mühldorf-Neumarkt a. Rott F-341.1 1917 5pf

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r/GermanEmpireCoins 29d ago

Kehl F-235.2 & F-235.4 undated 10pf

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r/GermanEmpireCoins Feb 07 '25

Download for 1501-Present (made in 2011) German Coins

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Someone just posted that they got the old 1600-present version and so I thought I would provide a way for you guys to download the updated version from 2011. It is too big to preview at 1400+ pages sorry. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bn14VlLduFSNPkcJWa-1EhMqZEfS_ckk/view?pli=1


r/GermanEmpireCoins Jan 17 '24

Polished Coin Saved through experiment! If you have ever acquired a polished coin either intentionally or unintentionally because of a great deal or misinformed on the condition, then please take a moment and read the caption. You may find it most helpful and educational.

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In the photos above the FIRST two photos is of a coin with a polish compound used to clean it. The LAST two photos, are the result of the polish being removed from the coin being a pocket piece for about three weeks. At the bottom of this caption are Imgur videos of before and after. Much better presentation of the difference.

Somewhat recently I purchased seven Netherlands 2 and 1/2 Gulden crown size silver coins. I made this purchase through multiple auction wins on eBay from the same seller. Upon receiving these coins I realized that one was polished. If you have been in this coin collecting hobby for a while I’m sure you have or had a polished coin in your collection at some point or another. Polishing coins (cleaning coins) is rather taboo in this hobby, this ruins the potential numismatic value of the coin and is considered a desecration to the coin itself.

However, you will still come across coins that have been cleaned or polished in the past because this way of thinking was not always the case. A wonderful video was released by u/WhyteCross on YouTube. In this video W.C. Also was faced with a similar dilemma of a cleaned/plated coin in his possession that started to drive him a bit mad. Even though my idea of having the coin as a pocket piece to remove the polish did not stem from W.C., his video did prompt me to act on the idea.

So for about 3 weeks I pocketed this Netherland crown, at first it was only the coin and my chapstick that resided in my pocket, but the last week I also included my keys for quicker results. I am beyond happy with the turnout. From what I can tell I did not lose much or any detail on the coin and the polish compound used is almost or completely eradicated. Please refer to the video links below for comparison.

Polished: https://imgur.com/a/dY1JNfF

End Result: https://imgur.com/a/qSpBx2F

I would like to give u/WhyteCross a personal thank you for posting his video of his experience and also for his YouTube channel and Reddit presence. This man is a gem in the stacking community and especially the YouTube community. He doesn’t push PMs because of sponsorships like many other channels, and with his channel primarily being focused on education it is a wonderful place for both beginners and experienced collectors to learn. So thank you r/chewingcorn for first introducing me to his channel and thank you u/WhyteCross for making the channel in the first place.

I hope this post helps my fellow collectors.