Schinkel II.. Right or wrong?

[J Temple-West]

Good morning Gentlemen, received this Schinkel today, and seeing that It's my first, I thought that I would ask the experts for an opinion... Return or keep ?
Many thanks, In advance..

[Rich G]

John

Very nice cross. I would say 'keeper' but it comes down to you... these can be found in super mint condition so it depends on what you like.

Regards

Rich

[Greg S]

I agree, nice looking cross.

[J Temple-West]

Hi Rich, the price was well below the market value and so I think I'll keep It as an example, and wait for a minty one..
BTW, your bird is feeling quite at home and has settled in very nicely...

Thanks for the help, Guys...

[Phil_C]

I agree it looks like a nice cross, if you decide to sell it let me know, as I've been looking for a Schinkel EKII.

Richard how come these crosses can be found in super mint condition? were they found stored away or something?

Regards
Phil

[J Temple-West]

Phil, I have another one on the way but I think It may have a different style of font to the dates( I understand that there are at least 4 font styles on these Shinkels), In which case, I'll keep It..How ever If It turns out to be the same as the one above, I'll give you a call...

[Phil_C]

Cheers John, I had know idea there was 4 different types of fonts on the Schinkel EKII.

Can I ask a question on values, as I know they vary,
1) Whats the value of a Schinkel EKII? as I see quite a lot of these.
2) Whats the value of a Schinkel EKI? as I don't think I have ever seen one for sale.

Regards
Phil

[Rich G]

Phil

Most EKII's can be found in mint condition (or mint but tarnished) as they were never worn and sat most of their life in the issue envelope or in a drawer somewhere. Detlev N. has mint examples on a fairly regular basis.

I'm not up on Schinkel prices but I think they are about double the price of a regular.

Rich

[Frank Heukemes]

even higher than that, a good Schinkel EK2 can be 180.- Euros these days, a Schinkel EK1 can fetch up to 450.--500.- Euros!

Cheers, Frank

[Adrian]

Hello All,

Phil,
Just to confirm what Frank has said, I`ve been looking for a schinkel cross myself and offer the following information,
I have found 2 schinkelform EKI for sale priced at 600 euros and 450 euros respectively and 5 schinkelform EKII for sale priced at 180, 185, 195, 230 and 285 euros.
Hope this is of use to you.

Best regards,
Adrian.

[Phil_C]

Cheers for the price guides and info Richard, Frank and Adrian,

I think I'll leave looking for a schinkelform EKII for a while then as I thought they were only about £90 - £100, well at least until a bargain comes along

Regards
Phil

[Ron Westerduin]

I´ve paid 54 euro for my schinkel EK2 !!!!! the seller thought it was a normal EK2 1939
Best buy yet !

Cheers all,

Ron

[Greg]

Ron,
Great price! I lucked into one for $80 at an antique mall, probably because the seller also thought it was a normal 1939 EK II.

Carsten Baldes generally has some Schinkel EK IIs for sale, and his site shows three right now, Euro 180-185.

Regards,
Greg