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Catalogs for German coins

Besides looking for information on German coins online, you may want to dig a little deeper and maybe even want to conduct some research on old coins from Germany. That is the point were the vast amount of numismatic literature comes in. There are many different books about the history of German coinage, specific rulers, specific periods of time and even specific coin types. In the following you will find a few examples for a German coins catalog, that are helpful in order to sort your collection or determine the value of your coins.

In Germany, collectors usually use catalogs by Kurt Jäger, who systematically created a great overview for German coins that were minted from 1871 onwards. Another good catalog to work with is the 'Standard Catalog of German Coins: 1501 - Present' published by Krause. It contains loads of information and covers an impressively large period of time.

Below, you can seea list of many helpful books and catalogs about old German coins.

German coins catalog for coinage from 1871 to 1945 and onwards

'Standard Catalog of German Coins: 1501 to Present'
George S. Cuhaj, Deborah McCue, Thomas Michael, 2011 (latest edition)
(You can buy this catalog here)

'Catalogue of German Coins Gold, silver and minor coins since 1800, with their valuations'
Paul Arnold, Dirk Steinhilber, Harald Kuthmann, 2010 (latest edition)
(You can buy this catalog here)

'Die deutschen Münzen seit 1871: Bewertungen mit aktuellen Marktpreisen'
Kurt Jäger, Michael Kurt Sonntag, 2015 (latest edition)

'Standard Catalog of German Coins'
N. Douglas Nicol, Norman D. Nicol, Colin R. Bruce II, 1998 (latest edition)
(You can buy this catalog here)

'Kleiner deutscher Münzkatalog: von 1871 bis heute'
Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön, 2015 (latest edition)

'Großer deutscher Münzkatalog: von 1800 bis heute'
Arnold, Küthmann, Steinhilber, Faßbender, 2016 (latest edition)

German coins catalog for German States (before 1871)

A great book on coins from Prussia and Brandenburg is 'Brandenburg-preußische Münzprägungen', published by Erich Neumann in 1998 in the Münzzentrum Verlag Köln. It comes in two volumes that both together consist of about 1000 pages of information on coins from the regions of Brandenburg and Prussia. It covers all coins that have been minted between 1415 and 1918 and comes with plenty of extra information about the electorate of Brandenburg and the Kingdom of Prussia. It also covers provincial coinage that was struck under Prussian rule and even war issues that at first glance do not have anything to do with prussian coins but were minted in the mid 1700s for occupied territories such as Saxony. Besides, it includes a price list. (that due to the release date are stated in the currency of German Mark).

However, this book is not very easy to come by. With some patience you can find it being up for auction at some (most likely) German coin auction or on ebay. Because the book was sold out quite quickly, you will not be able to find a new example. Still, you can find these volumes in used but generally good condition. Because they are pretty sought after you will probably need to pay up to 100 € to get both issues. Even though that might be a bit expensive for a coin catalog you will not regret your purchase. My experience is that after receiving my copy of the book I immediately realized how helpful it would be for identifying and evaluating coins.

ONLINE COINS CATALOG

German Empire (1871-1918)

Mark=100 pfennig (coins minted until 1922)

Wilhelm I (1871-1888)

5 mark 1874
silver
FUNF MARK / DEUTCHES REICH 1874
WILHELM DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V PREUSSEN
Coin value - $30-40
2 mark 1876
silver
ZWEI MARK / DEUTCHES REICH 1876
WILHELM DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V PREUSSEN
Coin value - $15-20
1 mark 1874 (1873-1887)
silver
1 MARK / DEUTSCHES REICH / 1874
Coin value - $10-15
50 pfennig 1876 (1875-1877)
silver
50 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1876
Coin value - $5-10
50 pfennig 1877 (1877-1878)
silver
50 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1877
Coin value - $30-40
20 pfennig 1875 (1873-1877)
silver

German Coins Value

20 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1876
Coin value - $5-8
20 pfennig 1888 (1887-1888)
nickel
20 / 20 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1888
Coin value - $15-20
10 pfennig 1888 (1873-1889)
copper-nickel
10 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1888
Coin value - ~$1
5 pfennig 1876 (1874-1889)
copper-nickel
10 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1876
Coin value - ~$1
2 pfennig 1874 (1874-1877)
copper
2 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1874
Coin value - ~$1
1 pfennig 1888 (1874-1889)
copper

German Silver Coins Value

1 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1888
Coin value - $1-2

Wilhelm II (1888-1918)

5 mark 1901
silver
commemorative coin
200th Anniversary of Kingdom
FUNF MARK / DEUTCHES REICH 1901
FRIEDRICH I 1701 WILHELM II 1901
Coin value - $10-15
3 mark 1908
silver
circulation coinage
DREI MARK / DEUTCHES REICH 1908
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V PREUSSEN
Coin value - $15-20
3 mark 1913
silver
commemorative coin
100th Anniversary defeat of Napoleon
DER KONIG RIEP UND ALLE KAMEN / MIT GOTT FUR KONIG UND FATERLAND 17 3 1813
DREI MARK / DEUTCHES REICH 1913
Coin value - $15-20
2 mark 1907
silver
circulation coinage
ZWEI MARK / DEUTCHES REICH 1907
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V PREUSSEN
Coin value - $10-15
2 mark 1901
silver
commemorative coin
200th Anniversary of Kingdom
ZWEI MARK / DEUTCHES REICH 1901
FRIEDRICH I 1701 WILHELM II 1901
Coin value - $10-15
2 mark 1913
silver
commemorative coin
25th Anniversary of Reign
ZWEI MARK / DEUTCHES REICH 1913
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V PREUSSEN / 1888 1913
Coin value - $15-20
2 mark 1913
silver
commemorative coin
100th Anniversary defeat of Napoleon
ZWEI MARK / DEUTCHES REICH 1913
DER KONIG RIEP UND ALLE KAMEN / MIT GOTT FUR KONIG UND FATERLAND 17 3 1813
Coin value - $10-15
1 mark 1915 (1891-1916)
silver
1 MARK / DEUTSCHES REICH / 1915
Coin value - $8-12
1/2 mark 1917 (1905-1919)
silver
1/2 MARK / DEUTSCHES REICH / 1917
Coin value - $6-10
25 pfennig 1909 (1909-1912)
copper-nickel
25 PFENNIG
DEUTSCHES REICH 1909
Coin value - $7-10
20 pfennig 1890 (1890-1892)

German Coins 1940

nickel
20 / 20 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1890
Coin value - $20-30
10 pfennig 1914 (1890-1916)
copper-nickel
10 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1914
Coin value - <$1
10 pfennig 1916 (1915-1922)
iron
10 PFENNIG 1916 / DEUTSCHES REICH
Coin value - ~$1
10 pfennig 1920 (1916-1922)
zinc
10 PFENNIG 1920 / DEUTSCHES REICH
Coin value - <$1
5 pfennig 1912 (1890-1915)
copper-nickel
5 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1912
Coin value - <$1
5 pfennig 1918 (1915-1922)
iron
5 PFENNIG 1918 / DEUTSCHES REICH
Coin value - <$1
2 pfennig 1912 (1904-1916)
copper
2 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1912
Coin value - ~$1
1 pfennig 1913 (1890-1916)
copper
1 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1913
Coin value - ~$1
1 pfennig 1917 (1916-1918)
aluminum
1 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH 1917
Value -<$1

German Eastern Territories
Military coinage

WWII issued under the authority of the German Military Commander of the East for use in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Northwest Russia

Ruble=100 kopeks

3 kopeks 1916
iron
3 КОПЕЙКИ 1916
GEDIET DES OBERBEFEHLSHABERS OST
Coin value - $20-30
2 kopeks 1916
iron
2 КОПЕЙКИ 1916
GEDIET DES OBERBEFEHLSHABERS OST
Coin value - $10-20
1 kopek 1916
iron
1 КОПЕЙКA 1916
GEDIET DES OBERBEFEHLSHABERS OST
Coin value - $15-25

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