Hi everybody !

Please wake me up here :

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...p;rd=1&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...p;rd=1&rd=1

Common coins in pretty common grades...but the prices ??!!
Is it just part of the "crazy market" trend ?

As always,

that is a crazy price

even within one country's eBay, the prices are so varied for coins. when you move to the foreign auction sites then i bet there is some money to make but still, i find it hard to buy something i can't hold in my hands first expecially when i have see a coin i have (which i got free in a multiple purchase) quoted as $1.50 and $100 on eBay.com. that does not fill me with confidence.

Simple - they are both in slabs and perhaps bought by people who think Russian coin prices will still go up by several folds

i will gladly sell mine.. for half of ebays final price! yours to slab!

Still too much!

Exactly !

I know where the catch is ! The buyers thought that PL stood for Proof-Like !!!!!

In comparison, one silver 5 kop 1768 at 30 euro was extremely cheap... but for mestill too expensive:
http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...p;rd=1&rd=1

Acctually I think that coin was mismarked. It looks like a 1758. One recently sold on ebay for about $60, and a 1757 is selling right now, with a current bid of about $56.

'58 (my avatar is a '58, also. )

they didnt make that model in '68

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...%3D50%26fvi%3D1

He must be made a mistake in BIN

...and you got it cheap ! Good job !

Crazy market

I know that mint sets are rising in price, but $99.99 for a 1976 set ??

http://cgi.ebay.com/1976-RUSSIA-USSR-PROOF...1QQcmdZViewItem

RWJ

I can't say that I have any real familiarity with Soviet mint sets, but this does seem a bit steep for a modern mint set (at least to me).

If market prices have really been driven to such a level, is it because of collector demand or is it because of speculative buying?

As far as I can determine, most collectors of Russian coins have traditionally been primarily interested in the Imperial coinage rather than the Soviet issues (although this might be changing since 1991).

I am interested to know from those board members in Russia (or those elsewhere with familiarity with the coin market in Russia) what their perceptions are of this escalation in prices for such modern issues. Is this genuine collector demand, or is it speculative buying by new, naive people who don't really know what they are doing?

Thanks for any reply.

If you say a 1976 set is mad priced, wait till you see the price of a 1970 set - 600USD

That is even more difficult for me to understand. I guess collecting Soviet minors by date is more popular than I thought.