Expert: Jim Lawniczak - 1/28/2008

Question
QUESTION: I found a coin in my closet its 10 pfennig and it has a g how much is it worth in the u.s

ANSWER: Sounds like this piece was made in the Bundesrepublic Deutschland (West Germany).  You don't give the year.  The "G" mint mark was for Karlsruhe, a town on the Rhine river towards the south of the country.  You don't say what year the piece was and that is critical to value.  Most likely it is a common piece and 10 pfennig was worth about 5 cents. On the other hand, Karlsruhe often minted less pieces than other mints and there are a couple years where there is some numismatic value to the piece. Germany now has the Euro, but I think the former coins are still being accepted.  It's a long way to go though for 5 cents.

You can try going to www.ebay.com and doing a search for the year of your piece followed by the mint mark, then 10 pfennig.  Thus try for example 1949-G 10 Pfennig and see if anyone is selling one like yours.  Condition of your piece would be a critical component of value too.  There is nothing you can do to improve condition, all you can do is lessen it, so please don't try to clean or otherwise improve the condition of your piece.
Jim Lawniczak

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QUESTION: o the date it was made in is 1966

Answer
Looking at my world coin catalog, it doesn't look as if the 1966G 10 pfennig has any real additional numismatic value.  Too many were made.  Again, you could try a trip to www.ebay.com and a search for 1966G 10 pfennig to see if anything is being sold.  Jim Lawniczak