Ok bears - not too sure if this is all I have. I am certain that I have the Russian 1993 bi-metal 50 ruble coin that features a bear. Just got to find it. I personally like this even though it's not a coin
Nice one, I have two AU-58s of this, one NGC and the other PCI. My third specimen is in the process of being graded.
Maybe we should differentiate - the bicolor coin is from Russia, and the 1 and 100 ruble pieces are Arktikugol Spitsbergen issues. Russian as well, but not quite as Russian as the Russian coin. Christian
What I find interesting about that Croatian animals series is that yours (like the one I posted a link to before) has the scientific Latin name while others have the name in Croatian. They do that alternatingly ... Christian
Market trend is on the bearish side from my experience - some of the scarcer coins that I picked up earlier this year can be bought about 10-20% less than what I paid. If I sell them now, I'll be losing at least 15% after fees etc. Might be a sign of the global economy. However this does not apply to some of the rarer or harder to find coins.