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New Member
United States
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Hey Everybody Im new to these forms and could use some help in Identifying a token. I found this particular token in my friends house, his father was in WWII and had no reason to collect bogus Nazi paraphernalia. The date on the coin is very suspect, any help or advice is appreciated. Thanks   |
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Member
United States
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The date is fine , its his birth and death date.
20 April 1889 - 30 April 1945
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 Australia
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...his father was in WWII and had no reason to collect bogus Nazi paraphernalia... It is, nevertheless, bogus Nazi propaganda. By which I mean, it was made by fake modern neo-Nazis, not genuine WWII Nazis; by the time Hitler died in 1945, the Nazis were in no position to make medals memorializing him. It would not have been made in Germany, France or anywhere else in Europe where neo-Nazism is illegal. Probably made in America.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Probably made in America. Agreed--and by someone with inadequate knowledge. Look at the eagle on the reverse--that's not from the 3R period. 
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Well, no one said neo-Nazis were smart, did they?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Right--that is to be expected.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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There are similar pieces listed in Unusual World Coins, 4th edition by Colin R. Bruce II. This might be listed in a newer edition.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No coins with Hitler on them were ever issued by the 3rd reich.
He did show up on some stamps, however.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
505 Posts |
It is still a collectible coin....so don't toss it!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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It is still a collectible coin....so don't toss it! For people who collect such nazi memorabilia, such a piece may indeed be interesting. But that does not make it a coin. Christian
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Valued Member
United States
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Maybe it's just me, but this token made me throw up in my mouth a little bit. What kind of human being would strike a coin commemorating a mass murderer? I wouldn't bother keeping something with that much bad karma...  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I can understand what you're saying, but there is a big market for this kind of thing, like it or not. There are even medals for Stalin, even though he killed approximately five times as many innocent people in the Holodomor, than Hitler did:  so by your reckoning, this medal must have five times worse karma than the Hitler one. But then again, he was on "our side", wasn't he? |
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United States
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Personally, having a hard time with both...let's just say you'll find neither in my collection.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The legend on the Stalin medal says:
"Our cause is just
We won"
Not sure that possibly exonerates Stalin, however.
Edited by DVCollector
10/06/2009 11:43 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I think with a little effort we can separate our hobby from the monsters depicted on some coins and tokens that we might possess; I have a few with Reza Pahlavi on them, for example, and he was no saint. I wouldn't immediately brand someone if I discovered a coin or medal depicting the despicable in someone's collection. I also know that the holocaust was real; I don't burn crosses in front yards, and I wouldn't wave these items around, either.
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Posted 06/16/2009 12:54 am
