German Coins

Catalogs for German coins

Besides looking for information on German coins online, you may want to dig a little deeper and maybe even want to conduct some research on old coins from Germany. That is the point were the vast amount of numismatic literature comes in. There are many different books about the history of German coinage, specific rulers, specific periods of time and even specific coin types. In the following you will find a few examples for a German coins catalog, that are helpful in order to sort your collection or determine the value of your coins.

UCoin.net is an International Catalog of World Coins.

• Germany's role as an important part of European history and the driving force between the economies of much of the continent are embodied in its mints and the coins that they produce. The coins tell the unique stories of a region of change and politics, weakness and strength. Whether you are interested in monetary policy or European history or you just want some beautiful coins that reflect.
• Certified German and World coins for sal e. Raw German coins for sale. German Porcelain coins for sale. Join our mailing list today and take 20% off on all German Porcelain coins through December 31. German Notgeld Price List.

In Germany, collectors usually use catalogs by Kurt Jäger, who systematically created a great overview for German coins that were minted from 1871 onwards. Another good catalog to work with is the 'Standard Catalog of German Coins: 1501 - Present' published by Krause. It contains loads of information and covers an impressively large period of time.

Below, you can seea list of many helpful books and catalogs about old German coins.

German coins catalog for coinage from 1871 to 1945 and onwards

'Standard Catalog of German Coins: 1501 to Present'
George S. Live online roulette uk. Cuhaj, Deborah McCue, Thomas Michael, 2011 (latest edition)
(You can buy this catalog here)

'Catalogue of German Coins Gold, silver and minor coins since 1800, with their valuations'
Paul Arnold, Dirk Steinhilber, Harald Kuthmann, 2010 (latest edition)
(You can buy this catalog here)

'Die deutschen Münzen seit 1871: Bewertungen mit aktuellen Marktpreisen'
Kurt Jäger, Michael Kurt Sonntag, 2015 (latest edition)

'Standard Catalog of German Coins'
N. Douglas Nicol, Norman D. Nicol, Colin R. Bruce II, 1998 (latest edition)
(You can buy this catalog here)

'Kleiner deutscher Münzkatalog: von 1871 bis heute'
Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön, 2015 (latest edition)

Pechanga craps. 'Großer deutscher Münzkatalog: von 1800 bis heute'
Arnold, Küthmann, Steinhilber, Faßbender, 2016 (latest edition)

German coins catalog for German States (before 1871)

A great book on coins from Prussia and Brandenburg is 'Brandenburg-preußische Münzprägungen', published by Erich Neumann in 1998 in the Münzzentrum Verlag Köln. It comes in two volumes that both together consist of about 1000 pages of information on coins from the regions of Brandenburg and Prussia. It covers all coins that have been minted between 1415 and 1918 and comes with plenty of extra information about the electorate of Brandenburg and the Kingdom of Prussia. It also covers provincial coinage that was struck under Prussian rule and even war issues that at first glance do not have anything to do with prussian coins but were minted in the mid 1700s for occupied territories such as Saxony. Besides, it includes a price list. (that due to the release date are stated in the currency of German Mark).

However, this book is not very easy to come by. With some patience you can find it being up for auction at some (most likely) German coin auction or on ebay. Because the book was sold out quite quickly, you will not be able to find a new example. Still, you can find these volumes in used but generally good condition. Because they are pretty sought after you will probably need to pay up to 100 € to get both issues. Even though that might be a bit expensive for a coin catalog you will not regret your purchase. Big bingo. My experience is that after receiving my copy of the book I immediately realized how helpful it would be for identifying and evaluating coins.

German coins value

You want to find out how much your German coins are worth? There are two possible options you could chose to get indicated, how much your coins are worth.

Coin-Catalogs

#1: You could simply use a catalog which lists coins from Germany to see, what value your coins are assigned. Such catalogs are well structured and make it easy to find your coin immediately. Unfortunately, the values are often set a bit too high which is caused by the fact that online prices for coins vary a lot, according to supply and demand.

Your own research

#2: You can check on prices yourself and look them up online. First of all, mintage numbers are always a good indicator for how rare a coin might be. If mintage and condition indicate that a coin might be valuable, check out ended listings on ebay. They actually show, which prices were realized for a coin. You will be able to see that there is a huge difference between prices that dealers declare and actually realized prices.

Typically valuable coins

When it comes to German coins value, pieces from former colonies and occupied territories are often quite valuable because they didn't circulate for a long time and usually have a lower mintage. Also make sure to have a closer look at denominations of 2 Mark and higher, minted between 1874 and 1918. Some German gold and silver coins are ultra scarce and worth a large amount of money.

Grading old German coins

Grading can be hard if you are not experienced. However, there are several descriptions of every single grade a coin can have. The first step to practice grading would be to study these grading scales. Afterwards, you can easily practice grading by checking online auctions which depict coins that have been graded by a professional grading institution. Such Third Party Grading organizations basically take in raw coins, put them in a slab and get them graded by professional and experienced numismatists.

Grading scales

The table on the right side roughly translates the different grades from German to English and vice versa. Aditionally, there is also the numeric grading scale that is commonly used, however not very popular in Germany. Still, the table might help you when buying coins from Germany without further knowledge on the German grading system. Keep in mind though that especially private offers of coins that were not graded by a third party grading agency (TPG) should be checked by pictures of the respective coins. Always make sure to see high-res photographs or scans of the coins you want to buy. Also make sure to take a look at the edge of a coin to see if it shows the correct inscription or things like mount marks.

German Coins With Swastika