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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 259746, member: 68&quot;]Wow!! This is a very underrated set.&nbsp; The Soviet government tried to discourage coin collecting because they felt it contributed nothing to the state.&nbsp; Surprisingly they still made some mint sets but these were probably primarily intended for export to gain foreign currency.&nbsp; Mintages of these sets was small and quality was extremely high though corrosion is an extensive problem.&nbsp; Attrition is probably high as well.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It mattered little because Russian coin collectors had little interest in Soviet era coinage and less still in moderns.&nbsp; These coins simply weren&#039;t saved except in some cases where significant quantities were saved.&nbsp; Apparently just about everything was melted in the early &#039;90&#039;s so now some of these coins are available only in highly worn and beat up condition and can be tough as such.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve always bought these when I see them but most dates are highly elusive.&nbsp; I have had some successes though like a superb gem 1976 20k.&nbsp; I also managed to latch on to the scarce 1957 7/7 20k in ch Unc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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