NAZI GOLD COINS

[big jar of wasps 0]

HI,

I`M THINKING OF PUTTING A COLLECTION OF NAZI GOLD COINS TOGETHER. BUT HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT VALUES,ETC.

IF ANYONE CAN OFFER ME ANY ADVICE I`D VERY MUCH LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

I RECENTLY STARTED TO COLLECT GOLD SOVEREIGNS,BUT NOT MUCH FUN ON THE OLD BANK BALANCE, HO,HO,HO.

NAZI GOLD ALTHOUGH NOT SOLID, SEEMS TO BE A CHEAPER OPTION.

GORDON.

[Berg 0]

Well my advice is dont!

The nazis never struck gold-coins. What you can find on e-bay or other auktionssites are just people trying to lure money from other people, thus the "gold-coins" are not authetic.

The recently interest and demand for Third Reich coins have generated a lot of fakes of both the regular coins aswell as of this new "gold-type". My guess is that they come from Eastern Europe as alot of different fake coins have been found by the police in Sweden, fakes "minted" somewhere in Kiev if i recall correctly.

Other good things to know is that the nazis stopped minting silver coins (Reichsmark) after 1939 and that they used zinc for the later editions of the pfennigs as the previous used minting material was needed for the "war effort".

[big jar of wasps 0]

Cheers Burg, I was just about to ask about Nazi Silver as well. From what you`ve said, I think I`ll bin the whole idea. Many thanks fo your advice.

Gordon.

[big jar of wasps 0]

This is almost 70 years old! And in absolutely fantastic condition. Genuine large coin used in Nazi Germany with Eagle & Swastika. Struck in solid silver , this large coin has real weight to it and it really is stunning.

Is this the case Burg, or are these the very same coins you refer to?

[big jar of wasps 0]

Nazi Germany only issued silver coins before the war.

During the war they were quickly hoarded and used as silver bullion throughout occupied Europe as a 'safe haven' for assets.

The 5 Reichmark coin is the largest silver coin produced by Nazi Germany, weighing almost half an ounce of solid high grade 0.900 silver.

Always in demand in this condition..see scan.

Heres another, dealer I`ve found Ok lets look at it from another angle, what is the current value of silver, this coin is for sale at about £5, whats the current value of half an Oz of silver? This is more of an investment, for me, but something with a bit of history behind it to.

[big jar of wasps 0]

You are bidding on a Reichsmark silver coin Set from the NAZI German Era.

6 coins in collection are similar to the illustrative picture below.

(3 x 5 Reichsmark and 3 x 2 Reichsmark)

The 5 mark coins were minted between 1934 and 1939 prior to the war and are minted in .900 silver.

The coin weighs approximately 13.89 grams and has a diameter of 29mm.

The Front of the coin features an eagle holding a Swastica or the "Potsdam Garrison Church" and the obverse commemorates the German Army General Paul Von Hindenburg.

The 2 Mark coins were minted between 1936 and 1939 prior to the war and are minted in .635 silver.

The coin weighs approximately 8 grams and has a diameter of 25mm.

The Front of the coin features an eagle holding a Swastica and the obverse commemorates the German Army General Paul Von Hindenburg.

All coins are 100% genuine and in good condition.

This is original from this Era.

The Nazis never minted any gold plated coins.

[Berg 0]

This is almost 70 years old! And in absolutely fantastic condition. Genuine large coin used in Nazi Germany with Eagle & Swastika. Struck in solid silver , this large coin has real weight to it and it really is stunning.

Is this the case Burg, or are these the very same coins you refer to?

The coins on the pictures looks like 5 Reichsmark coins. Wether they are fake or autentic I cant say but if someone have got there hands on such an amount of silver reichsmark I would as a buyer be interested of where he/she got them from.

The 5 Reichsmark coin was minted between 1936-39 weights 13.9 g. diam: 29 mm. and contains 90% silver.

The following letters (minting places) can be found on different years on the 5 R-mark:

A 1936-39

B 1939

D 1936-39

E 1936-39

F 1936-39

G 1936-39

J 1936-39

If fakes, the forgery might have forgotten to do his/her homework and thus some coins might not apply to the above standards.

But i dont want to take the joy of collecting away from you, if you trust the seller buy! but if you find a new seller offering you a bunch of coins at low-prices ignore him/her. There will always be fakes of popular coins in the loop basicly cause people can earn money on it. The way to avoid to fall in the trapps is to gain knowledge about the coins and ask questions to the sellers.

[Berg 0]

The two later sellers you mentioned seems to know what they are talking about.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Ebay is not always the answer! I have plenty of proper Nazi German coins (being actually in Germany). Here is a list I posted previously in another area of the forum:

http://www.predecimal.com/forum/index.php?...=ST&f=19&t=1173