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Usually, the novice collector, lacking sufficient know-how, gets burned.

A stein marked as made in Western Germany indicates it was made between 1949 and 1990.

How to Tell if Your German Beer Stein Is Valuable To determine whether your stein is a valuable antique or just a cool collectible, you need to look for clues about , where it was made, and how it was made.

The lithophane reveals the Grossherz Grand Duke Friedrich.

The stein commemorates his time in service with the two side panels depicting a social scene with women and the other side panel depicting mounted lancers advancing forward.

The bottom displays a crown indicating the maker.

The nice clear lithophanne bottom depicts a home scene of a family in typical setting.

Four scenes of camp life at the garrison decorate each side of the central theme that has the city of Ulm.

And the absence of any mark indicating the country of origin is inconclusive as to date.

Producing fine steins was not the exclusive domain of old stein makers.