Would Norwegian World War Two money be worth anything?

Anonymous2013-08-21T20:06:48Z

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Certainly, to a collector of Norwegian coins. Two things always count: scarcity and condition. Mintage numbers dropped sharply during the depression and remained low through the war. Nazis went through countries like a horde of locusts and didn't leave much to buy. During the occupation, metal composition changed. Bronze was replaced with iron, nickel brass by zinc. This didn't help them survive, especially in coastal areas. What I see in the tables suggests the copper-nickel Kroner simply wasn't minted during the war.

Low mint output of highly perishable coins should raise the value of the survivors, especially if they were lucky enough to remain in good condition.

kemperk2013-08-22T02:24:18Z

yes, if you had a collector

fact--there is a photo in many history books of a German or other nationality carrying
a wheel burrow of pounds or something else, JUST to buy a single loaf of bread.

95% of all non collectors would not give you a dime for it but maybe a collector might give you
4x its face value!

luck

[that is not really a small biz query]