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Offline Templar

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GERMAN COIN
December 14, 2009, 03:41:39 AM
WHILE AT THE COIN SHOW YESTERDAY I PICKED UP THIS GERMAN COIN IN A FOREIGN COIN BOX---IN LOOKING IN MY BOOKS THEY MENTION MINT MARKS BUT I CANNOT TELL WERE THEY WOULD BE ON THE COIN.
  COULD ANYONE TELL ME WHERE TO LOOK ON THE COIN SO I CAN TELL WHERE IT WAS MINTED?

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Re: GERMAN COIN
December 14, 2009, 03:43:03 AM
THIS THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE COIN

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Re: GERMAN COIN
December 14, 2009, 04:21:27 AM
The mintmark SHOULD be under the eagle on the obverse, but I don't see it on your coin. I will look it up when I get home tonight to make sure.  :)

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Re: GERMAN COIN
December 14, 2009, 07:09:14 AM
I have a 1910 one mark with the mint mark D on each side of the eagles tail. Ironically it was a gift from a friend who just returned from Germany 4 weeks ago so its still lying here beside my computer!

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Re: GERMAN COIN
December 14, 2009, 08:26:37 AM
I believe I see two J's on either side of 6:00 below the eagle, just short of the beads. Which would be Hamburg.

 


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Re: GERMAN COIN
December 14, 2009, 12:04:30 PM
I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE CORRECT--IN LOOKING CLOSER IN THE AREA MENTIONED--I SEE THE MINT MARKS FOR HAMBURG--DARN--WITHOUT THE MARK IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY EXPENSIVE COIN--OH WELL--THE SEARCH GOES ON FOR THAT CAMELOT COIN

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