These coins are from a collection my wife received from her father after his death.
They are in 1, 2, 5 and 10 DMark values.
Many are dated before World War II. I don't know the exact way to grade a coin but these appear to be mostly unused or maybe uncirrculated.
Some are in commerative packaging.
All were legal tender in Germany at one time or the other before the Euro.
We are wondering if they still have any value above there legal tender face value.
As a matter of fact we are not sure if they even have a value as legal tender anymore. At one time you could trade all DMarks in for Euros, but I don't know if you can even do that anymore.
2007-05-15 17:38:45 · 3 answers · asked by BWeldon 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
They are not legal tender any more. The coins during the war have not been legal tender since the end of the war. Germany had a monetary change in 1948 and then again when the Euro showed up. They are worth more as a collectors item anyway. Since they are large denominations they do have a collector base, especially in Germany but also here in the states. There are always collectors of commemorative coins, as well as WW II coin collectors. Without seeing them or having a list of dates, mint marks and denomination of each I can't help you more than this. If you have the packaging then those must be uncirculated coins or proofs. If they were a collection then the other coins are probably of a high circulated grades. German's are usually fussy about quality, versus quantity. See if a library near you has a Krause/Mishler Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000, this will give you an idea if any are rare. Prices there are high retail, so expect to get less at least 50% less. If a coin is rare though you will get a higher percentage. You can see if a world coin dealer is in your area. Do not take them to a U.S. coin dealer, for they won't give you a fair price, actually the reason is, they have no idea about the coins. They will take then to someone that does hoping to make a quick buck. If I can be of more assistance let me know.
2007-05-16 06:50:24 · answer #1 · answered by Taiping 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site should have much of the information you need. It has a lot of links to other sites:
http://www.germanways.com/Deutsch2.1.htm
2007-05-15 18:01:40 · answer #2 · answered by Irene F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$120-$200!!!
2007-05-15 17:41:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋