Such a nice coin. Feels, sounds like silver so I presume it is. Really, really thick. Edge lettering. But I have no idea what it is. Please help. Thanks.
Alright...Russian rouble commemorating the 300th Anniversary of teh Romanov dynasty. 90% silver struck at the St. Petersburg mint.
The cyrillic really gives it away. Notice the border design on the obv and rev, looks just like the design on the SLQ which came out only three years later.
Yes, he does look kind of "ghostly" doesn't he? Nice effect! Then I also remembered that Rasputin never wore a hat...
Thanks!!!! I looked it up, now that you gave me an idea on what to Google, and this is what I found: This coin was minted in 1913 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. It depicts the first Romanov-tsar, Mihail Fjodorovits and the last russian emperor Nicholas II who actually wasn't a Romanov but a Holstein-Gottorp. There are two different versions of this coin, one with higher and one with lower relief. High relief variety is one of the most common coins of Russian Empire, and and uncirculated specimen is valued about 40-60 USD. Uncirculated low relief may be over $100 due its smaller mintage (50000 pcs). Price could(and should) be higher, but because the variants aren't widely known it stays relatively low. How do you tell if it is "high relief" or "low relief?"
