Values of German coins

[Berg 0]

Just curious as Im following an auction on a swedish site and Im really tempted to accuire this coin...

What would the value of it be in england/germany!?

Its a german colonial coin to be used in KIAUTSCHOU, 10 cent 1909

[Berg 0]

Also following these...

3 lowgrade 1/2 mark coins from 1905 minted in Berlin

[Berg 0]

And this

5 pf from Danzig 1923

[Berg 0]

Im under the impression that german pre Third Reich coins are under valued on the swedish market, but I can be wrong... hmm that might be a new topic

[mint_mark 9]

Hi there Berg,

I think we have very similar collecting interests!

The "KIAUTSCHOU" coin is very scarce... there are only two types. In my copy of Krause (2003) the 10c is $30 in F, $50 in VF. The 5c is is even more ($50 F, $75 VF). I just discovered sammler.com lists German prices for these... 10c is 70euros in VF.

See how the imperial eagle sits on a large anchor? That's because the colony was administered by the navy and not the normal colonial authority. This city is currently called Qingdao (pronounced chingdow I think) (used to be Tsingtao) and today it is still famous for a special beer that was first brewed there by German missionary monks.

The half marks are very common, roughly equivalent to British sixpences. I look on sammler.com for German prices... worth almost nothing in low grade.

Danzig is quite easy to find, but some issues are very hard to get. This 5c is under $3 in VF.

If you like these, you should keep an eye out for German East Africa coins. The lower denominations with the large crown design are easy to find. The higher denominations with the kaiser wearing his "eagle helmet" turn up but are usually expensive. There is an earlier (1890s) design with the imperial eagle on one side and arabic writing on the other.

I have never seen any coins from German New Guinea though...

[Berg 0]

Thanks for the info mint_mark. I will keep tracking that KIAUTSCHOU" coin. The highest bid though is twice then yesterday, but it still merely 1/8th of what you valued it to in F-graded shape. So Ill continue to follow it up to see if I can make a bargaign here.

And yes, it indead looks like we have a similar collecting interest.