50 DIFF RARE OLD GERMAN NOTGELD GEMS Best Price/Variety Start Price USD 49.95 Current Price USD 49.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, July 07, 2008 End Time Monday, July 14, 2008 Location New York, New York See more about '50 DIFF RARE OLD GERMAN NOTGELD GEMS Best Price/Variety' Description   ~ UNBEATABLE PRICE FOR THE QUALITY SCARCITY AND HUGE VARIETY YOU WILL RECEIVE ~ SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!!!!   Offered at below Current Replacement Cost!!!! NOTES LIKE THESE ARE SELLING FOR MORE MONEY IN GERMANY!!! WITH EXPENSIVE TRANSATLANTIC SHIPPING FEES DENOMINATED IN EUROS, THE VALUE OF THIS LOT IS UNBEATABLE. LAST CHANCE TO BUY PREMIUM ANTIQUE NOTGELD AT THIS PRICE LEVEL!! DON'T MISS OUT!!                 RANDOM IMAGES OF NOTGELD IN OUR ARCHIVES. YOU WILL RECEIVE AS GOOD OR BETTER A SELECTION!              We have been collecting Notgeld (Germanic depression scrip) for many years, and we know from firsthand experience that the supply of better material is drying up fast, as more and more people discover these colorful, charming notes that were issued for only a year or two by municipalities in Germany and Austria over 85 years ago.           Notgeld was "emergency" money that was issued by towns and villages in the late or post-WWI period due to severe economic conditions resulting from Germany's defeat, partition and reparation obligations. Many Notgeld bills refer to these conditions in a variety of ways, which makes them historically unique and quite fascinating.           At first Notgeld was issued strictly for monetary purposes. But then different municipalities started trying to outdo each other in expressing their individual identities, local attractions or their take on political/social/economic circumstances in general, and the currency actually became a tourist-oriented COLLECTIBLE in its own right (within Germany).        Notgeld not only portrayed the unique character of each locale, but became a canvas for all kinds of great art, stories, postwar blues, myths, poems, patriotism, and, sometimes, sheer lunacy! All this lasted for only a short time (1919-1923). For this and many other reasons (not the least of which was the tumult escalating into WW2) Notgeld went the way of most ephemera - it bascially disappered.        The lot consists of a collection of at least 50 DIFFERENT AUSTRIAN & GERMAN (MOSTLY GERMAN) NOTGELD bills. Almost every note is pictorial, and almost every note is choice (the ones that aren't are close to it, with a tiny edge ding or single light fold being the infrequent exception). If you want something different, something scarce, something beautiful and something with the potential for EXPLOSIVE appreciation, don't hesitate to bid on this and our other Notgeld collections. At just $.99 a note in crisp condition, they won't be around long. The perfect opportunity for a dealer - in individual sleeves these notes can EASILY sell for $3 to $6 a piece! MANY SCARCE ISSUES INCLUDED! YOU WILL NOT GET HEAPS OF THE COMMON JUNK THAT MANY SELLERS UNLOAD IN THEIR MIXED LOTS BUT A WONDERFUL VARIETY INCLUDING MANY NOTES WITH HIGH CATALOGUE VALUES ($3 to $10 or more each)!!!!!! Example: If we have a less than complete set of rare Notgeld and it's unlikely we'll be unable to complete that set, we include it in our mixed lots, no matter how rare it is. We sell our "low end" Notgeld here in NYC for $1 a piece and can't keep up with the demand so you will not get any low grade material. Our ebay lots are truly the "BEST OF THE BEST"! Because you are buying sight unseen and we want to earn your trust and repeat business, we go out of our way to make our Notgeld lots the nicest ones anywhere!!         Please browse our Ebay Store for 1000 other unique collectibles from Collect-a-thon - New Listings Daily!  Combine multiple lots for generous shipping discounts. Thanks for your interest!        Note: You will not get all the notes shown - they are a random sampling of our most typical notes - you will get the same quality and variety with many scarcer notes that are not shown! SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!!  IF YOU ARE AN ADVANCED COLLECTOR LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC TOWNS, OR SIMPLY LOOKING FOR A TOWN AN ANCESTOR CAME FROM, PLEASE EMAIL US - WE HAVE APPROX. 90% OF ALL ISSUERS IN OUR ARCHIVES!!         Last but not least, you can combine any items in our Ebay Store or Auctions to minimize shipping costs!!! Place a Bid!