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Chaddiesgirl
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I inherited my great grandfathers coin collection and most of them are German and French coins I could identify. This one has me baffled. It has NO DATE ( the rest of my coins are ww1 or before) but it says: GUT FUR 10 PFENNIG (so it appears to be a token right?) on the reverse it says: CONSUM-VEREIN with COCHEM in the middle and a star at the bottom. Can someone help me identify this coin please?
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German CoinsGerman coins of the modern era can be divided into three categories: those …
This coin would fall into the category of "Exonumia" - It is a token, good for 10 pfennig (roughly 10 cents). The only thing Cochem brings up is a town in Germany and I believe CONSUM-VEREIN means for club use. Possibly a social club or association in the town and used to purchase goods within, such as a drink or even a gaming token. There are exonumia collectors and even most coin collectors have a section in their collections for exonumia. It looks to made of bronze and the same size as a regular 10 pfennig coin of the time.
This is a token "good for 10 pfennig at the Cochem (city) co-op store. Co-operatives were very popular in Germany around the turn of the last century.
Thank you! I knew it was a token "good for" 10 pfennig but I couldn't figure out where.