Strange coin

9 posts

Forum »

Liubertas

Joined: 24 Jun 2018
Posts: 3

Posted: 24 Jun 2018, 15:51 #

Help with this coin. Obverse is old... Coin came from Germany.

aaronmgd

Joined: 9 Jan 2013
Posts: 892

Posted: 24 Jun 2018, 17:03 #

Hi,
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4713.html
3 Mark - Wilhelm II Declaration of war of Prussia against Napoleon

Aaron

I sell my Duplicate or Un-Needed coins on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/str/coinsandmorenj.

ZacUK Numista team

Joined: 3 Jan 2011
Posts: 16698

Posted: 24 Jun 2018, 17:06 #

That is what I found as well - then saw why it was called strange -
as the loose coin (not in the holder) has one side different. The crowned
eagle with wings outstretched belongs on a different coin; so if genuine is a 'mule'.
Such as this reverse also from Prussia ...
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces19478.html

So combining coins in both links gives this ...

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins

CassTaylor

Closed account

Posted: 24 Jun 2018, 17:12 #

Quote: "ZacUK" The crowned eagle with wings outstretched belongs on a different coin; so if genuine is a 'mule'.
Such as this reverse also from Prussia ...
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces19478.html

Exactly this...

Prussia (Berlin Mint, "A" mintmark) also struck another commemorative 3 Mark coin that same year featuring the regular eagle reverse, for Kaiser Wilhelm II's Silver Jubilee, so it's not unimaginable that such a mule could have been created (given that it is real).

Liubertas

Joined: 24 Jun 2018
Posts: 3

Posted: 24 Jun 2018, 17:24 #