1942-A German Pfennig!

 

It's been a while since I posted a Nazi coin. This is another of the "ugly" zinc ones and surprisingly, it has very little corrosion. This was issued a few years into the war when Germany stopped making bronze, aluminum-bronze, copper-nickel, and silver coins in favor of the more cheap and readily available zinc and aluminum. It features the infamous swastika which was a symbol of peace and good luck before the Third Reich. Now it's a fierce fashion statement that says "I hate Jews!" and is commonly worn by hate groups around the world. It also features a fancy font which I can't remember the name of on the obverse and one of the 30 million German eagle designs on the reverse. It's worth about $0.20 in this condition.

1942 Netherlands 10 Cents!

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As all of my faithful readers and those of you who stop by every now and then know, I buy coins at the flea market. Any coins you see that I didn't buy come from change or as gifts. This coin came from the foreign/miscellaneous coin bin at the shop I buy from the most. I usually only buy silver, error, or other more expensive coins from him, but that week I had decided to take this advice and buy as many zinc and aluminum coins as I could. I managed to get around 40 aluminum coins and 2 zinc coins, one of which wasn't originally zinc, but was missing it's copper plating. I also bought 10-15 foreign coins that caught my eye, most of which will be posted in the coming days and weeks. Here comes the exciting part. The coins were marked $0.25 for 1 or 5 for $1.00. That means I would have paid around $11.00 for all of the coins. Since I buy something there every time I go to the flea market he gives me a very good deal on almost everything I buy. This time, though, I had a specific price in mind. I was looking to spend only $5.00. I got the coins I wanted into piles based on what they were (aluminum and plain foreign) and said "How much for all of these coins?" He smiled and said "$5.00!". At that point he got a plastic bag and started shoveling coins into it. The reasons for his enthusiasm and his willingness to let $6.00 of possible profit disappear are these: 1. I buy from him all the time and we have a friendly relationship. 2. Most of the time these coins get overlooked and some sit for weeks, months, or even years before being bought. 3. Most dealers regard these types of coins as excess inventory and are happy to get rid of them as soon as possible for almost any price because when they buy collections they almost always get more. With all of these factors I probably could have bought half of the coins in that box for $5.00. Well, maybe not but it would be worth a try. Whew, this has been a long post and I'm pretty tired so before I fall asleep this coin that I have said almost nothing about is worth $20.00 $2.00.