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<p>[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 4722431, member: 109923"]I too collect British, Roman and Russian rulers. The problem I've found with Russian rulers, though, is the portrait coins are expensive. Lower denominations don't tend to have them. Imagine trying to collect British rulers with nothing lower than a half crown.</p><p><br /></p><p>A decent Peter I ruble would be $750+. Alexander II didn't even have any and he ruled 26 years. The cheapest are things like the Elizabeth and Catherine II grivenniks (10 kopeks), $100+, but the portraits leave a lot to be desired, particularly if worn</p><p><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1747-russia-elizabeth-silver-10-441044847" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1747-russia-elizabeth-silver-10-441044847" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1747-russia-elizabeth-silver-10-441044847</a></p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, non-portrait coins are cheap. While a real Ivan VI ruble might be $30,000, a good Ivan VI denga would be less than $100 (although it looks much like a Peter I denga). A nice Catherine II polushka is $20. And when you get back to before Peter I (i.e. only 300 years) all the coins are wire money, which are often cheap, even if most of them do look pretty much the same.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 4722431, member: 109923"]I too collect British, Roman and Russian rulers. The problem I've found with Russian rulers, though, is the portrait coins are expensive. Lower denominations don't tend to have them. Imagine trying to collect British rulers with nothing lower than a half crown. A decent Peter I ruble would be $750+. Alexander II didn't even have any and he ruled 26 years. The cheapest are things like the Elizabeth and Catherine II grivenniks (10 kopeks), $100+, but the portraits leave a lot to be desired, particularly if worn [URL]https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1747-russia-elizabeth-silver-10-441044847[/URL] On the other hand, non-portrait coins are cheap. While a real Ivan VI ruble might be $30,000, a good Ivan VI denga would be less than $100 (although it looks much like a Peter I denga). A nice Catherine II polushka is $20. And when you get back to before Peter I (i.e. only 300 years) all the coins are wire money, which are often cheap, even if most of them do look pretty much the same.[/QUOTE]
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