Expert: Dmitry Livshits - 12/28/2009

Question
QUESTION: I inherited numerous coins from my Grandfather and I'm having a very difficult time finding information them.  I would greatly appreciate it if you could give some background on some or all lof the following coins.

Year      Side 1/Side 2

1770      PATRONA BAVARIAE / DG MAX IOSUB DSRIA & ELLL

1913          DEUTSCHES REICH DREI MARK / MIT GOTT FUR KONIGUND
     VANDERLAND 17-3-1813

1913      DEUTSCHES REICH DREI MARK / 18 OKTOBER 1813-1913 E

1776      HIERONYMVS DCA & PSASLNG PRIM / 1776

1627      SANCTRVDBER TVS EPS SALIS 1627 / EPS SAL SE AP LE
     PARIS D G ARCHI    SIDIVM CONF VG  SVB TVV PR E

1784      HIERONYMVS DG A & PSALNG PRIM / 1784

1904&      DEUTSCHES MARK FUNF MARK 1904 / FRIEDRICH
1907      GROSHERZOG VON BADEN

????      IEMISS DISPERSIT DEDIT??RIBVS / ALEX VII PONT MAX
     ROME

1897      XII DEUTSCHES BUNDESSCHIESSEN NUERENBERG 1897 /
     WER GUT STELT DER GIRT TRIFT

1909      WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V PREUSSEN /
     DEUTSCHES REICH 1909 DREI MARK

1876      WILHELM  DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V PREUSSEN B /
     DEUTSCHES REICH 1876 FUNF MARK

1913      WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG VON PREUSSEN /
     DEUTSCHES REICH 1913 DREI MARK

1911      LVITPOLD PRINZ REGENTV BAYERN / DEUTSCHES REICH
     1911 DREI MARK

1876      WILHELM DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V. PREUSSEN  B /
     DEUTSCHES REICH FUNF MARK

1871      SIEGES THALER / WILHELM KOENIG      VONPREUSSEN          
1935&      1847-1934 PAUL VON HINDENBURG / DEUTSCHES REICH
1936      5 MARK

1909      DEUTSCHES REICH 1 MARK

1894      OTTO KOENIG VON BAYERN D / DEUTSCHES REICH FUNF
     MARK

1893      WILHELM ii DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIV V PREUSSEN A /
     DEUTSCHES REICH FUNF MARK

NO DATE, MEDAL?  PATRONI SALISBVRGENSES SS:RVDBERTVTVS ET VIRGILIVS / ARCHIEPS SALISB:S:SED:AP:LEG IOAN:ERNESTUSD:G

1863      FREIM STADT FRANKFURT FIN GEDENKTHALER /
     ZU FRANKFURT AM MAIN AUGUST 1863 FURSTENTAG

1911      FRIEDRICH WILHELM III WILHELM II 1911
     1811 UNIVERITATBRESLAU / DEUTSCHES REICH DREI MARK



         



ANSWER: Hi Tom,
As promised, here is the identification for your coins. I have also included a value range, since I don't know the condition of your coins. The range is from what a well used coin starts at to what a mint condition coin tops out at.

1. 1770 one thaler, German state of Bavaria - $25 to $200.

2. 1913 three marks, German state of Prussia, commemorates 100 year anniversary of the defeat of Napoleon - $10 to $40.

3. 1913 three marks, German state of Saxony, commemorates 100 year anniversary of the Battle of Liepzig - $10 to $60.

4. 1776 one thaler, Austrian state of Salzburg - $60 to $400.

5. 1627 one thaler klippe (square shaped), Austrian state of Salzburg under Count Paris von Lodron - $75 to $500.

6. 1784 one thaler, Austrian state of Salzburg - $60 to $400.

7. 1904 five marks, German state of Baden - $25 to $750 (rare in mint condition).

8. 1655 to 1677 one piastre, Vatican/Rome under Pope Alexander VII - $250 to $1,500.

9. 1897 "Shutzenmedaille" - Shooting festival award medal from Nurenburg, Germany - $100 to $150 in excellent condition.

10. 1909 three marks, German state of Prussia - $10 to $70.

11. 1876-B five marks, German state of Prussia - $15 to $800 (rare in mint condition).

12. 1913 three marks, German state of Prussia, commemorates 25th year of reign of Wilhelm II - $10 to $35.

13. 1911 three marks, German state of Bavaria, commemorates the 90th birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold - $10 to $60.

14. Same as #11. 1876-B five marks, German state of Prussia - $15 to $800 (rare in mint condition).

15. 1871 one thaler, German state of Prussia - $12 to $80.

16. 1935/1936 5 marks, Germany 3rd Reich - various mint marks, most are $8 to $30.

17. 1909 one mark, German Empire - various mint marks, A,D or G are $2 to $100, E is rare - $40 to $400, J is even more rare - $75 to $600. The mint marks would be at the bottom below the eagle's talons.

18. 1894 five marks, German state of Bavaria - $20 to $600 (rare in mint condition).

19. 1893 five marks, German state of Prussia - $20 to $1,000 (rare in mint condition).

20. 1687 to 1709 one thaler, Austrian state of Salzburg - $75 to $500.

21. 1863 one thaler, German state of Frankfurt, commemorates the Assembly of Princes - $50 to $250.

22. 1911 three marks, German state of Prussia, commemorates 100th anniversary of Breslau University - $20 to $125.

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Thanks again for the question! =)

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QUESTION: Dmitry,
As you know these coins I've asked about are much larger than coins of today.  Can you tell me where I can find coin holders that will fit these coins?  Thanks!

Answer
Tom,
Most of these coins should fir into US silver dollar holders. For the larger ones you can go to airtiteholders.com where they have various ones up to 43mm in size (US coin holders go up to 38mm for silver dollars). These should fir all of your round coins. For square coins, it would be a little more tricky. You may actually have to send those in to a grading company, such as NGC, to be slabbed in an appropriate holder.
Thanks again! =)