German 5 Mark pieces, 1877 and 1878

[TonyWilliams-migration]

Greetings everyone,

 

This is my first post here. I'm not a coin collector (I collect cartridges!) but I have a couple of small gold German 5 Mark pieces, dated 1877 and 1878. I attach a photo and can send a higher-quality one to anyone who's interested. They are in excellent condition.

 

I'd be very interested to learn anything about them, how unusual they are and what they might be worth.

 

Thanks for any help you can provide.

 

Tony Williams

[JamminJ]

Hi Tony,

 

First, welcome to the forums!

 

Now, if they're small and gold I don't think they're 5 mark coins. Gold coins were struck in 10 and 20 mark denominations while 5 mark coins were large silver coins. It's tough to say much about your coins as for denominations over 1 mark the coins were struck in the name of the individual German state (Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, etc.) rather than as a general issue for the empire. Pictures would help very much in identification and valuing your coins, so please post away!

 

-JamminJ

[truthteller]

Should be a tad smaller than a dime.

 

German states, Prussia, 1877, Berlin mint(A), appears to be choice XF condition(possibly AU), catalog value $200 in XF in Krause

 

Same results for 1878

 

 

TRUTH

[truthteller]

Hey JamminJ,

 

Five mark denomination on the coin!

 

Are you going to the Anaheim show today?

 

 

TRUTH

[JamminJ]

Wow! I didn't know they made 5M gold coins. You learn something new every day. Sorry for the erroneous information earlier.

 

Are you going to the Anaheim show today?

 

Can't make this one, too much stuff to do around the house.

I'm thinking of driving out to the show in San Bernardino next month, ever been there?

 

-JamminJ

[truthteller]

I've been to the San Bernadino show when it was at the Orange Center and at the airport. The Orange Center had collectibles and coins, while the show at the SB airport was almost all coins. There were about 40 tables at the airport show. Nice collector show with a few foreign dealers sprinkled in. Not a high end slab show, most just 'stuff'. The SB airport is an 'international' airport, although no scheduled flights show up. When I was there a few years ago, a VEEERY large Russian transport military aircraft was sitting at the end of the tarmac near a hanger. Very unusually aircraft, rather like a C-5 starlifter. Other than that,

 

 

TRUTH

[TonyWilliams-migration]

Thanks for the information, gentlemen!

 

Tony Williams