Freie Stadt Danzig

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I have some Freie Stadt Danzig Gulden from just pre-war but can't get a reasonable idea of either the quality or the value. There seems to have been a bit of a blip in the prices paid at auction last year with some daft values acheived.

The first is the only 5 Pfennig coin among them.

I would appreciate any help with grades and values.

I'll attach more in later posts.

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The next is 10 pfennigs.

There are 8 of these in varying states. There appears to be some darkening to several of them as if they've been exposed to smoke.

They came in a general coin lot at auction so I have no provenance.

[azda 979]

5 and 10 Pfennig danzig both have the same prices in the Jaeger book VF €5 EF €10 and UNC €25 my book is 2 years old, but i hope this is a guide for you

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Thanks very much for the quick reply, azda.

Would these appear to be VF?

Next are the nickel coins and attached is the 1 Gulden of 1932. I have 4 of these and all are about the same grade except the last which has a ding about 1mm deep.

They don't appear at auction all that often but the price seems to be relatively constant.

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Next is the 5 Gulden nickel from 1935.

I just can't seem to find a serious price for this one. It doesn't seem to have been circulated much and I've seen prices achieved that don't seem to reflect grade but more who was at the auction at the time.

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This is the last of the Gulden and is the 1935 10 Gulden nickel.

It appears to have some "bloom" left on it so not greatly circulated. There's a bit of green corrosion on the edge between the "u" & "l" of Gulden. I've checked this against some of those for sale or sold on ebay etc., and it appears to be genuine. The fakes have great problems in the area of the tower and the star with the beasts heads on the reverse being badly formed.

The prices of these over the last 5 years have been rather silly ranging from a couple of hundred Euros to about 5K. Again probably depends on who was at the auction and where it was held. Most of the figures come from US auctions. They are for sale in Europe at varying prices around 2K.

Any help most appreciated.

[RLC35 288]

Danzig (Free City), 5 Gulden

KM# 158 (Krause, USA)

800,000 minted

Value....

Fine $120.00

VF 180.00

EF 265.00

UNC 500.00

These are "Retail values." You may or may not be able to actually sell at these rates!

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Thanks for that, RLC35.

It's easy to get confused if you're not numismatically inclined.

Prices achieved for 5 Gulden on Heritage for NGC graded coins

$805 13th January 2009 (AU50)

$2185 5th January 2008 (MS63)

$5462 5th January 2008 (MS65)

I suppose the NGC grading and encapsulation makes a lot of difference.

Regards

Edited March 21, 2010 by Fubar

[azda 979]

The 5 Gulden in the Jager book goes like this VF €450 EF €750 and UNC €1500

The 10 Gulden in the Jager book goes like this VF €1700 EF € 2500 and UNC €3600 i personally think the 10 is a good coin and probably around the EF+ mark, so you have a couple of good coins there, and as i said my book is 2 years old, so the prices may be higher

[azda 979]

And i personally would'nt go by Krause values, you sell these in Germany, you'll probably achieve better than those Krause values by 2 or 3 times

[azda 979]

Just noticed the 1 Gulden, prices VF €40 EF €70 and UNC €130

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Thanks again, azda.

As my profile says I'm a "collectomaniac" & I have a tendency to buy odd lots at our local auction house that nobody wants.

Looks like it might have worked this time.

Regards