Yes they announced it was to change to Latin letters in 2017, began dropping it from coins in 2019, and planned to make the complete transition by...
MS 66+....obverse looks better than reverse and carried the grade in my opinion
After completing the space series I was pleasantly surprised to learn that it would be making a return (after ending in 2015). The info came out...
Coin #11 in the series - Belka Strelka Date of release: 03.01.2021 Quality: Proof Mintage: 2,500 Notes: After a hiatus, the series returns! This...
MS 63 ....that was just my first reaction and I went with it :p ....I recall your earlier thread about cracked planchets...not sure if that played...
I'm leaning slightly towards the 1876. I'm ok with holed examples to fill a spot but in that case I would like for it to be significantly better...
You are pretty much correct. A few of the more recent sets had temporary price increases (due to sell-outs or lower mintages) but eventually fell...
I was looking for that missing d.....
I was in between AU 58 and MS 62...ended up guessing AU 58 (but looks like I should have stuck with my first impression).
Better than I expected and one of the best coins got the 67. Congrats!
I'm in the same camp. Don't pay problem-free money for a problem coin and still seek quality (as there are different levels of problems-from...
PR 64
I'll believe you (as long as you don't have an honorary degree from the Ed Wood School of Grading :p).
I went with MS 65 RB....I see the reveal is a 64; it's likely a few specks away from a 65
As a person that likes toners, I can equally appreciate non-toned coins. That is a solid collection you have going! An album is a great option...
The mirrors might be just enough deeper on the 1887 to call it PL. From your photo, it looked more PL than the 1881-S. Both are common dates in...
I believe you are correct. Searching for Baryshev, I found some other notes (like the one below) and the signature seems to match yours....
Here is something I found about bonds issued later on (1982): https://thetchblog.com/2019/01/28/orphaned-soviet-bonds/
Here is the 1918: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/note207913.html
The first one is a bond from the Soviet Union and the second is a 1000 Rouble Note from the time of the Revolution (many different ones issued by...
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