In a message dated 6/20/2001 4:23:28 AM Central Daylight Time, GERMAN-LIFE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << About the Deutsche Mark - >> Klaus, Thanks for this money history and the eBay hint to review scans of various coins. I happened to mention to my German cousins that I was a coin collector. That led to exchanging Germany and US coin sets at Christmas time. Perhaps I can better ID those I have. Any other Germany coin / bill collectors on the list? How about the reaction of a coin collector passing a huge tub of charity spare change in an airport by folks emptying their pockets before going through the metal detector..?? All good ways to learn.. Mary Lynn Axtman TheAxt@aol.com