Hello, First let me say that I love collecting coins and currency. I still consider myself a beginner but I've been collecting for a few years now since I was 16. I have a question regarding some proof coins that I have. They were minted at the Leningrad mint in the year of 1979. it comes with a box cover (written in english and russian) and inside it comes with a Declaration of Origin and a Certificate of Authenticity which states: I would like to know how many were minted, what is the PandaAmerica, value of these coins, what there metal contents are. Thanks to anyone who can help me. I will post of pic when I can
Welcome aboard,texguy.This is an extremely common set that always turns up.If anyone can provide the current 2007 Krause catalogue price,please can you post the price here? Aidan.
texguy, we need some more info. First of all is this a Russian mint set and how many coins are in it ? Based on the description you quoted, it sounds like it might be an aftermarket set made up of individual coins. Anyway, a 1979 Russian mint set should have 9 coins and it has a Krause value of under $10. PandaAmerica is the name of a large coin dealer, they are not known for selling the best quality material.
Doug,what Richard has got is an official mint set,which has a mint token depicting the Leningrad Mint (now St. Petersburg Mint) building in it.It also comes in a box with a bilingually inscribed certificate. Aidan.
Well Aidan, the reason I question that is because the so called certificate of authenticity is signed by Panda America - not the Russian mint.
it comes with a bilingually inscribed token from the Leningrad Mint and it says in english & Russian: Leningrad Mint Goznak The Ministry of Finance USSR and it comes with another medal that is square and it says in english (back) and in Russian (Front): SET OF COINS 1976 There is a total of 9 coins which are: Coins of the USSR in Circulation 1.) 1 Rouble 2.) 50 Kopecks 3.) 20 Kopecks 4.) 15 Kopecks 5.) 10 Kopecks 6.) 5 Kopecks 7.) 3 Kopecks 8.) 2 Kopecks 9.) 1 Kopeck 10.) Leningrd Mint's Token
