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by mightythor99
Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:26 pm
Forum: Photographs
Topic: out of interest
Replies: 6
Views: 3012

flags........................

that first flag is definitely hungarian. second one, i cant tell..could be austrian......third one is italian, then japanese................some others that i cant see, swiss, then turkish, and one other one on the end. with the nazi one up high like it is, i'd say it's probably in germany. i think ...
by mightythor99
Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:58 am
Forum: Items Wanted, for Sale or for Trade
Topic: Photo albums german w2
Replies: 7
Views: 3208

also.......as for donating to museum................

you cant donate to them, other then giving them the album(s), which they will probably not ever display, and will end up selling them off to purchase things "they want" for their collections.............you probably need the $$ more then they do.......so i'd sell em yourself. if you ever.....
by mightythor99
Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:56 am
Forum: Items Wanted, for Sale or for Trade
Topic: Photo albums german w2
Replies: 7
Views: 3208

your photo albums

it all depends on what is shown in the pictures in your albums. "value" is a relative thing, and difficult to evaluate. no one likes to over pay for things they are interested in, so people will play games when you have something they are interested in selling. wwii german photos vary in v...
by mightythor99
Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:36 am
Forum: Items Wanted, for Sale or for Trade
Topic: WTS FG-42 1st model German WWII $45K
Replies: 26
Views: 14551

FG 42 is not what you have here.............

this is an mp44. i had an all matching mg34, bought it in '92 or so, for $3500, sold it in '95 or 96 for $5000,..............now it's worth over $40,000. machine gun prices have gone totally wacko in the last 10 years. the problem is...........if this weapon is located outside the united states........
by mightythor99
Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:37 am
Forum: Philately and Currency
Topic: Unusual coin?
Replies: 3
Views: 8900

your coin

more then likely, it's just something that someone played with in chemistry class or something. mints do make mistakes,...........but....pretty much, they get things right. the earlier ones were not copper plated, they were solid copper/bronze, not plated. btw, a good cleaner for very corroded zinc ...
by mightythor99
Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:23 am
Forum: Photographs
Topic: out of interest
Replies: 6
Views: 3012

nope, not SS guys in that picture...............

you can see army brest eagle on guy on the left side, and his collar tabs. probably an early 1930's picture.............the other one is probably a fancy hotel. i'd also suggest looking with a 10 power loop at the signs. lots of hotels in europe, the big fancy ones anyway, hang out flags of the worl...
by mightythor99
Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:09 am
Forum: Philately and Currency
Topic: "Coin" ID question
Replies: 2
Views: 9716

DUREN COIN!

well, the other guy got 1/2 the story correct! these coins are NOTGELD, which is money, made by the "local" city, for spending in the local community. it was only "good" in and around the city it was made in. the national currency, the deutsche mark, which had been in silver and ...