WoodenNickel

Greetings and a great 2005 to everyone!

Several questions here..please bear with me

1) I would like to know the value of 5 Rubles in VF to XF condition; years being 1898 and 1899.

1b) In researching these dates; I've noticed that the post 1900 Rubles are really being 'talked up' due to their supposed historical value...is this a reality or just a marketing ploy?

2) I would appreciate any suggestions for websites that contain info
on Rubles, Ducats and Marks..(I've googled until my eyes are crossed)
Just can't seem to find that 'one particular' site that fits my need.

Thanks in advance-

WN

GDJMSP

Russian gold roubles from this time period are extremely common coins. In '98 they struck over 52 million and in '99 over 20 million of them. In anything other than Unc condition they are worth bullion value. They contain .1244 AGW.

The answer to your second question - it is a marketing ploy. Yes the coins are historically significant as Nicholas was the last Russian Tsar. But in reality it adds no value.

There is no one site that is likely to provide the information you would like - but there are great many that provide bits & pieces. But if you could be more specific with your questions I would be more than happy to answer them for you

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Aidan Work

There was a few commemorative silver 1 Rouble coins from Czarist Russia under Czar Nicholas II.I have got the 1913 one which commemorates the Tercentenary of the Romanoff Dynasty.

WoodenNickel

Thanks for the info..just frustrated trying to find a
comprehensive site to research the Russian/Prussian/Austrian(?) coins I have.

I won't even touch the issue of Thaylers

GDJMSP

Well that's the problem - there are few if any comprehensive sites. But if you list specific coins and what you'd like to know - I'd be happy to provide links that may help you.

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WoodenNickel

Thanks again GD. Ironically, Tibi's ducat is similiar to one that I have been trying to verify the country of origin.

Ducats and 20 Marks identification are what have me 'buffaloed'.

WN

GDJMSP

Well indentifying the 20 Mark is the easy part. None were struck prior to 1872 and every one of them, to the best of my knowledge, says 20 M or 20 Mark right on the coin.

Identifying ducats is another matter entirely. Just about every country in Europe struck ducats at one time or another - some of them for hundreds of years. One of them still strikes ducats today

But if you don't have any books to look the coins up you can go by the weight & diameter to identify a ducat - to a certain degree anyway. (I say that because the goldgulden was the same size and weight most of the time.) They will all be 21 or 22 mm, weigh 3.5 gm and struck in .986 gold. There was a series of ducats though struck in Germany from about 1860 that used .983 gold.

Ducats are my specialty - so if wish to identify one - just ask

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