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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Conduitt, post: 7288497, member: 109923&quot;]They minted platinum coins for circulation from 1828 to 1845 under Nicholas I (1825-1855) but they were 3, 6 and 12 ruble coins (10.36g, 20.71g and 41.41g), which were not low denominations. Under Nicholas I they also minted 5 ruble coins in gold (6.54g), making platinum cheaper than gold (as it is today). But if the 5 rubles was gold, the 3, 6 and 12 rubles were not low value coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>They struck 1.3m 3 rubles, 15k 6 rubles and 3.5k 12 rubles. These platinum coins fetch high prices now (over USD1000), but that&#039;s not just because of the value of the metal. They were demonetised in 1845 and melted down, so are rare, although Novodels were minted identical to the originals and there are plenty of fakes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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