What are the mint marks of a deutsches Reich 10 pfennig coin and do they make a difference in pricing?

Answer 1

The mint marks do make a difference in pricing. Before I get into the mint marks and which ones are scarce I will say this. There are two different types of general issue 10 Reichspfennig (Rpf) coins. The first type was minted between the years of 1936 - 1939 and are made of a copper-aluminum alloy. The second type are the most prevalent zinc Rpf made from 1940 - 1945. Both series contain scarce and rare issues, but mostly they are comprised of common date coins that can be purchased for a few dollars at most. During this time, Germany had seven mints. Here are the mint marks and their respective locations.

A = Berlin

B = Vienna

D = Munich

E = Dresden

F = Stuttgart

G = Karlruhe

J = Hamburg

Germany had a lot of mints for a country it's size. It has this so certain mints can focus specifically of a few denominations to fulfill the demand very quickly. Here are the mintage figures and the rare/scarce mint marks will be noted.

Copper-aluminnum type

1936 (A E G) All are rare, E and G are extremely rare

1937 (A D E F G J)

1938 (A B D E F G J)

1939 (A B D E F G J)

Zinc

1940 (A B D E F G J) G and J are scarce

1941 (A B D E F G J)

1942 (A B D E F G J)

1943 (A B D E F G J)

1944 (A B D E F G)

1945 (A E) A is rare and E is very rare.

The Third reich also released a 10 Rpf coin for its occupied countries. The obverse (front) of the coin ha the Reichs eagle and the reverse (back) have a large Swastica. There is a hole in the center of the coin and they were issued in 1940 and 1941. They are extremely rare in all conditions and mint marks.

The Allied troops are issued zinc 10 Rpf coins from 1945 - 1948. They look identical to the third reich 10 Rpf coins exept they do not bear a swastica. The issues from 1945 are scarce.