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My grandfather left me 2 albums of paper money with shipping receipts that state "We guarantee the genuineness of all our emergency money, which in the years 1914-1924 were the lawfull means of paying in Germany and Austria." The albums contain hundreds of paper bills from the countries in all denominations. Where do I even begin in determining the value if there is any?
Thank you for your time,
Bob
Hi Bob, these are emergency money (notgeld) issued by cities and towns. They are generally worth about $1 depending on type, amount of wear and collector demand.
You might try these sites:
http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/countries/notgeld.html
http://www.kcshop.com/notgeld/0-New-Notgeld.htm
http://www.apcpapercollect.com/
http://www.notgeld.com/
http://www.joelscoins.com/notgeld/notgeldger1.htm
Brad
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| Rating(1-10) | Knowledgeability = 10 | Clarity of Response = 10 | Politeness = 10 |
| Comment | Brad, Thank you for your response. I did a quick count and there are over 1200 different paper bills most of which do not look like they were ever circulated or used. After I posted my question to you I did find a couple of web sites that had information and photos of the emergency money as well as the history/need for it's creation. I will check out the websites that you suggested. Thanks again, Bob | ||
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Brad Swain
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I have been a World Coin and Paper Money collector since about 1965. I will be glad to answer any questions you may have on World coins or currency, tokens, unusual or unknown pieces and attempt to give you estimates of value and historical information about them in a polite and prompt manner.
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45 years collecting coins and paper money.
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BA History, BA Geography - Virginia Tech
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