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U.S. Value of 1920s, 1000 German Mark?
We went through my Grandfather's documents and found a 1920s 1000 German Mark (worn along the bottom edge)..., and some U.S. War Ration Books for food distribution. I cant recall exactly but I think the German Mark was dated 1929.
Does anyone know what the exchange value (or even collectors value?) of this German Mark - AND if there is any collectors value to these US War Ration Books. Very few of the food ration stamps were used.
FYI - just in case someone gets the wrong idea, my Grandfather has been deceased since before my birth, and my Grandmother passed away ten years ago - so everything is kosher here.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
In this case, it would be important to know exactly which year the banknote is from. Germany went through radical currency changes in the 1920s due to hyperinflation in the early 20s which ended up with prices in the billions, and the Reichsmark was therefore brought in in 1924 (before that you have the Papiermark and the Rentenmark) and did then stabilize. There was a 1000 Reichsmark bill (the highest), perhaps that is what you mean. Try seeing if your banknote matches any of these: http://www.germannotes.com/weimar.shtml
and you can perhaps identify from which year the bill you have there is.
