BERLIN _ The aluminum East German coins being taken out of circulation are being melted down for car parts, and the flimsy bank notes are to be buried deep in a mine shaft to decompose. A ...

East German phantom banknotes Manuela Kasper-Claridge / sgb 11/03/2014 November 3, 2014. A visit to the Berlin headquarters of the state-owned KfW bank is full of surprises.

A one-mark coin from 1950 in good condition could fetch up to 800 euros. Such dream dividends and nostalgia for the disappearing Deutsche mark has also caught the interest of people who previously ...

A display case in the hotel lobby contains East German souvenirs such as plastic egg cups, chocolate GDR-Mark coins and even a rare roll of GDR toilet paper, German media report. Guests cannot escape ...