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GA-Silver
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 Posted - 12/27/2009 : 22:03:36
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Does anyone on this board have any Third Reich Silver coins? Are the coins worth more for their silver content or historical value?
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natsb88
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Posted - 12/27/2009 : 22:20:27
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| I had a dealer in Germany offer to supply it to me for my website, and I got the impression that it sold somewhat like our 90% silver coins do here, but we haven't really talked numbers yet. It's something I plan to look into more for 2010. |
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Neckro
1000+ Penny Miser Member
Saudi Arabia
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Posted - 12/27/2009 : 22:28:04
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| I got one. Neat coin. But anything with Nazi associated with it is illegal to have in germany |
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cesario
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Posted - 12/27/2009 : 23:15:10
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Originally posted by Neckro
I got one. Neat coin. But anything with Nazi associated with it is illegal to have in germany
The Nazi Swastika, certain books written by certain authors (Namely Hitler, Himmler, Goering, etc.), and a few other things are effective;y Banned in Germany. Coins aren't one of them, unless they have the Nazi Swastika on them.
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 12/27/2009 : 23:29:10
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| Really? I can understand, but how do you ban history??? |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 12/28/2009 : 06:16:31
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Originally posted by wolvesdad
Really? I can understand, but how do you ban history???
I don't understand this. No WWII artifacts in Germany if they have a swastika? Even coins? Makes no sence to me. Guess I can't move to Germany....
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p.s. No, I'm not a white supremist or anything, just a WWII buff. I have several things with the dreaded swastika on it. |
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1945V
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Canada
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Posted - 12/28/2009 : 07:16:00
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It was part of the de-Nazification program implemented by the USA, Russia, France & England after WW2.
When I visted Germany many years ago I quickly noticed all the planes (ME109, ME262, etc.) in the museums have the swastikas removed, only the iron crosses were present.
Even grafitti with swastikas is promptly removed in public places. They really have a zero tolerance for this dark period of their past.
Some other neighbouring countries (France, Italy and a few others) have similar laws banning Nazi items. |
Edited by - 1945V on 12/28/2009 07:42:40 |
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Ardent Listener
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Posted - 12/28/2009 : 15:19:22
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| I would wonder if a lot of the Nazi coins aren't fakes. I mean they may be real silver, but not real Nazi coins. I have a silver Nazi ring but since it came from Latvia I wonder if it isn't a fake too. |
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1945V
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Canada
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Posted - 12/28/2009 : 19:38:55
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I have seen alot of miltary Nazi stuff (like medals and uniform decorations) originate from Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Russia, Baltic, etc) that came from grave robbers who pilfered dead German soldiers graves. I would never touch this stuff, too much bad karma associated with it.
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Originally posted by Ardent Listener
I would wonder if a lot of the Nazi coins aren't fakes. I mean they may be real silver, but not real Nazi coins. I have a silver Nazi ring but since it came from Latvia I wonder if it isn't a fake too.
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Ardent Listener
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Posted - 12/28/2009 : 19:52:41
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I have seen alot of miltary Nazi stuff (like medals and uniform decorations) originate from Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Russia, Baltic, etc) that came from grave robbers who pilfered dead German soldiers graves. I would never touch this stuff, too much bad karma associated with it.
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Originally posted by Ardent Listener
I would wonder if a lot of the Nazi coins aren't fakes. I mean they may be real silver, but not real Nazi coins. I have a silver Nazi ring but since it came from Latvia I wonder if it isn't a fake too.
Who knows where any of our gold and silver has been? Wars were fought and people slaughtered for precious metals throughout history. Do you really know the karma of yours?  |
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GA-Silver
Penny Pincher Member
USA
238 Posts |
Posted - 12/29/2009 : 12:49:04
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| I also have a 5 Reichsmark coins that is also silver. Both the 2 & 5 Reichsmark coins have Paul von Hidenburg depicted on them. If I had been a American GI in Germany during WWII, I would have looted EVERYTHING of value from the defeated Nazis. Maybe GIs returning from Iraq will bring back some "liberated" Saddam gold and silver! |
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Lemon Thrower
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 12/29/2009 : 13:04:18
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not all of the silver from that period has a swastika on it. those that do sell for a decent premium over melt because of the historical curiosity. maybe twice the silver value. they come up on ebay frequently.
i dont' think looting was too easy. my father was there - i'll have to ask him.
as for bad karma, i never thought about the metals coming from graves. makes sense. a lot of people - even dealers - won't buy dental gold for that reason, although there was a dental gold bar here on realcent not too long ago. but yeah i'm sure a lot of dental gold is or was just melted and not labeled as such.
as for the speech implications, there is no first amendment there and lately they have had a cultural shift to purge this. part of that urge is defensive - it became retro hip to be a nazi - but part of it is denying their past. don't think the U.S. is above this sort of thing wiht its political correctness and such. |
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1945V
Penny Pincher Member
Canada
153 Posts |
Posted - 12/29/2009 : 13:06:54
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| I have iron cross (with swastika inset) medal that I bought from a WW2 veteran who got it from a captured German soldier in exchange for a packet of cigarettes. The inner black part of the cross is made of iron, but the trim is done in silver. After WW2 ended, most German soldiers were pretty anxious to get rid of items that connected them to Hitler and they traded many personal items like medal, lugars, etc to American and British GIs in exchange for luxuries like cigarettes, candy and alcohol. |
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GA-Silver
Penny Pincher Member
USA
238 Posts |
Posted - 12/29/2009 : 13:09:29
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| I don't think taking guns, knives, rings, money, etc off of captured soldiers was too difficult because I know a lot of old men that have guns that they brought back from the war. Perhaps the Army Officers didn't allow it too much, but I would have been very tempted to rob the captured enemy soldiers that was justing shooting at me of everything of vaule that they had on their persons. |
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marine70
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USA
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Posted - 12/29/2009 : 13:14:19
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| I have qiet a few of these coins both 2 and 5 reinchmark coins with the swatsika on them. I have been selling them for $8 for the 2 and $14 for the 5 at a local antique mall. |
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2old
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 12/29/2009 : 14:24:21
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| I inherited a WWII collection of items that included a Browning .45, holster, belt, currency, coins and so on. Some of it I have disposed of, the coins and currency I retained as well as adding to the coin collection. Coins are about the only items with swastikas on them that could be sold on eBay. I have several other items like a solders knife fork and spoon mess set that they made me remove. I too am not a white supremacist, racist nor anything along those lines. However I collect Third Reich, KKK and slavery items when I come across them. I am a believer that if we do not remember history, it may be repeated. I also collect Zeppelin memorabilia, which is also war related. To answer your question though, you may find that some of these items are not silver, copies and if authentic may be only 40% silver. Germany has a very long history of which the Third Reich is only a small part of. German coins are very collectible and have a rich history. Most were melted down leaving a very small population remaining. |
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