foreign coin help

[drewbaccas]

I cannot identify this dime size coin. Does anyone have any knowledge of it







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[huntsman53]

Although it is somewhat hard to identify the denomination, I am almost certain that is a 1942 German (Deutsches Reich) 5 Pfennig coin made of Zinc.


Frank

 

[Mackaydon]

Looks like a 1 Phenning to me:

Don.......

 

[Iamrussell]

Yep 1 pfennig

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[coinsareawesome]

The thing that can also change the value is the letter that is on it. A, B, D, E, F, G, and J are all letters that are on German coins. This one looks like a D, and its value is around $.20.

 

[Mackaydon]

The letters represent the mint mark.
The "D" mintmark represents Munich.
The "J" mintmark in the coin I referenced is from Hamburg, the home port of the mighty ship 'Bismark' that sunk the 'Hood' in WW II--but I digress.
Don.

 

[huntsman53]

Looks like a 1 Phenning to me:

Don.......

You are right Don, my bad! I was seeing the hole in the "1" due to corrosion eaten into it and thought that is was a 5 Pfennig piece. I should have looked closer!


Frank

 

[Mackaydon]

Frank,
Not a problem, especially when you're batting 1240 out of 1241 posts; a much better average than mine.
Don.......