1914 Drei Mark Bayern German States 1 1

[Tobias J Reily]

What grade do you think this would receive? It has excellent lustre, especially the reverse which has a full cartwheel and is stunning. My opinion after studying it is MS63 or MS64 but interested in your views. It only cost me £30 so I'm thinking of sending it in.

Thanks in advance.

 

 

[thebeav]

Boy, that sure is pretty. 

It's possible that those field marks behind the base of his neck will really hurt. I think they will definitely keep it out of the five camp.

[Fenntucky Mike]

I think you're in the ballpark with 63-64, not seeing any red flags on this one either.

[Woods020]

I know less than nothing about these, but using basic grading guidelines I would agree with the 63. Just one uninformed opinion. 

[VKurtB]

On 5/7/2022 at 11:17 AM, Woods020 said:

I know less than nothing about these, but using basic grading guidelines I would agree with the 63. Just one uninformed opinion. 

You know more than you think, Woodsie. 

[Woods020]

I will say I find German coins to be very attractive. If I ventured into foreign I would probably start there. 

[VKurtB]

On 5/7/2022 at 11:21 AM, Woods020 said:

I will say I find German coins to be very attractive. If I ventured into foreign I would probably start there. 

Swiss stuff can be boring, but the technical excellence makes up for it. 

[Woods020]

On 5/7/2022 at 11:23 AM, VKurtB said:

Swiss stuff can be boring, but the technical excellence makes up for it. 

I can’t help but love the British coinage as well. I readily admit there is a lot of very very attractive coinage out there outside our borders. I love the Irish stuff as well. US coinage isn’t always the most attractive if we are being honest. And our stuff now makes me embarrassed. 

[Tobias J Reily]

Thanks for the replies. Yeah I'd be happy at 63 but annoyed at 62. 

I'll send it in, I love the reverse. Yeah some European coins have very attractive designs indeed, I basically collect world coins but there are some very attractive USA classic coins, the Morgan Dollar is tough to beat. I love the crisp strike and lustre of the 1881 S. 

[VKurtB]

On 5/7/2022 at 11:27 AM, Woods020 said:

I can’t help but love the British coinage as well. I readily admit there is a lot of very very attractive coinage out there outside our borders. I love the Irish stuff as well. US coinage isn’t always the most attractive if we are being honest. And our stuff now makes me embarrassed. 

When I went to my first local coin show here (at the Gadsden Mall), I was struck immediately by two truths - almost no world coins, BUT… as a noticeable exception, more high quality Nazi Germany material than you could shake a howitzer at. 

[Woods020]

On 5/7/2022 at 12:20 PM, VKurtB said:

When I went to my first local coin show here (at the Gadsden Mall), I was struck immediately by two truths - almost no world coins, BUT… as a noticeable exception, more high quality Nazi Germany material than you could shake a howitzer at. 

That show is kind of a joke. I drove up when I first moved back hoping for the best. It was as expected of a coin show in the middle of a small town mall.