erich Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Hi members, I have been collecting coins for a long time. I have two Thomas Mann coins. One of them is common, it is an East German 5 Mark 100 year commemorative coin. The other is a mystery: It is a silver coin about 4.5 cm in diameter. One side has the profile of Thomas Mann, his name and 1875-1975. The other side has a double headed eagle and the inscription: LUBECK HANSESTADT. On the rim of the coin there is CBN 1000 then a 4 digit #. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Welcome! The 1000 probably denotes that it's made of pure silver. Lots of privately struck silver medals/medallions and such in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neweden Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Welcome to the forum Thomas Mann, 6th June 1875-12th August 1955. German Novelist. 1929 Nobel prize winner. In as far as I know the coin is a medal to commerate the achievments of Thomas mann, issued in the city of Lubeck in 1975.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erich Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 I have talked today to a coin "expert", kind of arrogant and he was telling me that the medal is basically only worth the price of scrap silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Erich, While he expert's manners may leave a lot to be desired he is probably factually correct. Private medals often do not command any premium over their metal content since there just isn't a lot of demand for these typically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erich Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I have found that the Thomas Mann society in Lubeck have awarded literature medals and even I did not find a photo or description of this medal, I think that is probably the origin of this medal. I sent them a Email and I hope I can find from the serial # who actually and when received this medal and find out how they parted with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I have found that the Thomas Mann society in Lubeck have awarded literature medals and even I did not find a photo or description of this medal, I think that is probably the origin of this medal. I sent them a Email and I hope I can find from the serial # who actually and when received this medal and find out how they parted with it. I love a mystery and this type of search is certainly a real life one. Best of luck with your search and please let us know how you do along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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