THIS COIN MEASURES 60mm AND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN
PHYSICAL SIZE IN ADDITION TO ITS MONETARY VALUE AS ISSUED.
PROBABLY THE LARGEST EVER.....IN BOTH VALUE AS MINTED, AND SIZE. OFTEN
STORED AWAY IN EUROPEAN COIN CABINETS,
BUT NEVER INTENDED AS A MEDAL DUE TO IT HAVING PURCHASING POWER IN ITS DAY.
ONE OF 11,113 STUCK IN COPPER – NICKEL – ZINC - (Neusilber)
UNC OR B.U. AS YOU PREFER. TOTALLY FREE OF SCRATCHES, EDGE DINGS, FLAWS,
MISHANDLING OR OTHER FLAWS.
NATURALLY, NOT MANY WERE USED AS MONEY, UNLESS FOR DIRE NECESSITIES.
I OWN OR HAVE OWNED 14 OF THESE HUGE COINS - MONUMENTS TO THE RAVAGES OF INFLATION
- DURING THE PAST 40 YEARS.
WHEN OBTAINED, THEY GRADED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY B.U. SOME DEALERS LABELED
THEM AS MATTE PROOFS, BUT THAT MIGHT BE A STRETCH. MINIMUM WAS A.U.
BUT HAVING PICTURES AND RECORDS OF EVERY ONE, I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE INDEED
UNC, WITH A BIT OF CABINET FRICTION OR HANDLING – PERHAPS - ALL VERY
MINIMAL. THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM HAS BEEN THEIR TONING - AS IT
DISPLAYS DIFFERENTLY FROM SILVER DUE TO THEIR METALLIC COMPOSITION.
THIS EXAMPLE WILL NOT DISAPPOINT AN UNC COLLECTION!
I WILL EMAIL YOU DIRECT WITH HIGH RES. PICS IF REQUESTED.
GERMANY.
Province of Westphalia Notgeld. 1 Billion Mark,
1923. J.28.
Obv. Baron vom Stein head l., Germany's
Leader in More Difficult Times.
Rev. White horse of Westphalia.
Released only after the hyper-inflation
had ended and earnestly sought ever since. Note; the German "Billion"
is equal to the American Trillion!
Thanks for looking, shopping, bidding. Good luck...
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