"JEW PENNY" GERMAN STATES?

[CRAIGSD 0]

I HAVE A COIN I GOT ON EBAY.THE 2X2 SAYS "GERMAN STATES JEW PENNY" I SEARCHED THROUGH MY KRAUSE 'GERMAN COINS' BOOK AND FOUND NOTHING ON IT. ITS ABOUT ONE PFENNING SIZE,COPPER AND DATED 1819.IT HAS A SIMPLE SHIELD WITHIN A WREATH ON ONE SIDE AND A ROMAN NUMBER '1' ON TOP OF THE DATE WITHIN A WREATH ON THE OTHER.DOES ANY ONE HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT THIS? THANX

[Master Jmd 50]

Sounds like a token to me...that is why you did not find it in Krause (or does Krause list tokes?)...

[Emperor Oli 0]

There are early 19th-century small copper coins, known as Jew pfennigs, whose origin nobody knows with certainty. They were privatley issued for speculation and circulated until 1823 when Frankfurt banned them. As far as I know, the name has nothing to do with jews themselves - it's not some kind of jew-exclusive money. I think yours is the one below...

[Chris Perkins 223]

Well researched Oli.

[Andy Bruce 0]

Well researched Oli.

And, may I add, a very quick response time.

[Emperor Oli 0]

We aim to please

[CRAIGSD 0]

EMPEROR OLI HIT IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD WITH THAT PICTURE,EVEN THE SAME YEAR AS MINE!--GREAT JOB GUYS!

[Chris Perkins 223]

Alright, alright, he'll have trouble getting his head out the door now.