Clearly from a market standpoint the coin is worth a non-trivial amount. Based on responses from people well versed in market trends, a couple of...
Regardless of the grade on the slab, the clean surfaces make the coin much more desirable. Also it has a decent strike. That makes it worth more...
Even if he paid $2 - $7 for a 1796 quarter and marked it up 10 times it would still be a steal in 1929 dollars. A few bucks for a draped bust...
This just came in the mail yesterday and lived up completely to its photos. I couldn’t resist its strong details and smooth surfaces. This is...
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I’m in the low VF camp but how the strike plays into the grade is anyone’s guess.
If the OP coin were a common variety I would pay a lot less than 50 percent of what a problem free example is worth. That one has really taken a...
To me the question hinges on whether PCGS still has contact with the person who reported the coin stolen and is able to facilitate its return. If...
Also we have a moderator on CT from Russia and I hope he is still participating on our site.
It’s sad to see ordinary EBay sellers and others hated on who didn’t make the decision for their country to start a war. In fact, I’m not going...
Turkey and Serbia are the only two countries this side of Russia that still have flights if I’m not mistaken. I’m sure that will be quite a...
That doesn’t address shipments from Russia though. Once a package arrives in the US don’t they have to deliver it?
I won an auction on a banknote from a Russian seller the day before the invasion. It shipped the day of the invasion. Tracking shows that it was...
When did you serve? I was a Surface Warfare Officer in Norfolk between ‘96 and ‘99 on the Mount Whitney (LCC-20) and Harry S Truman (CVN-75).
To what degree do you think that the war in Ukraine will affect the market for Russian coins? Will the crash in the ruble and resulting economic...
Should a holed coin receive a “drill effect” designation? How about “dremel effect” for whizzing? “Details” is boring…
I can read Russian and it is definitely from the Vladikavkaz branch of the Russian State Bank. The stamp on the back is from November 2018....
This coin is the only one of its grade recorded by NGC and there are none higher. Normally I don’t chase grading numbers, but both the grade and...
I have that same note in the same grade. Interesting piece of history.
Proof mintage of 625, and only about 20,000 business strikes: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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