I have been lurking on the forum from time to time but have been busy. Life has been a roller coaster ride for me and I got around to squeezing...
Gut feel - might be related to the Serbian war in 1914. Don't think it's related to Siberia in any way. Russian army might have come in aid in...
Best way is to save them and upload them to some other sites.
I am quite torn about this subject. While we should be pro active about educating the public about counterfeits, counterfeiters will use this as...
That has been on my wish list for some time. Although I know it's not terribly rare, I just keep on missing it.
Got this recently as it was cheap. Low grade isn't a problem for me however authenticity is a different matter. [img] [img] [img]...
It depends what you are after. Ebay is still a decent hunting ground if you know what you are looking for. That's how I obtained some of the...
Maybe some abstract sun pictures? [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [img] With sun and no sun variety [IMG] [IMG]
There is a possibility that this coin is genuine at first glance. However, these are so heavily counterfeit - I cannot say with certainty.
I would try and ask for a refund. They are both not genuine.
There's a lot more counterfeits than it used to be. Some whinge over the prices but I can still find bargains and rarities from time to time.
I think many are underestimating how scarce this set is if it is what I believe. At first glance, these coins are not proof like. From memory,...
There is a type set album that I made for Soviet era coinage. http://issuu.com/gxseries/docs/soviet_type_album Haven't got around to creating a...
Makes you wonder if vampires are running away after seeing this thread ;)
Very nice Latvia coin. For some reason I just keep forgetting to get a 5 lati even though it is really beautiful and affordable. How about a...
I've got a couple of related posters. Pretty neat. http://gxseries.com/numis/rus_new_type/soviet_posters.htm
These should be quite obvious but again there's always someone who wants to throw money away....
I think what threatens this whole hobby business is the high quality counterfeits that we have never experienced before. From my understanding,...
Interesting topic John. I never looked at your end of collecting UNC examples and therefore never looked at coins at that end. My personal opinion...
It depends what kind of coins you are looking at. I consider a fair number of Japanese coins to be on the 'cheap' end, if not undervalued. JNDA...
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