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Patina of this rouble troubles me - http://cgi.ebay.com/Russian-silver-rouble-...60194512713QQih. What do you think, genuine or fake?
QUOTE(IlyaE @ Jan 2 2008, 09:40 PM) 
Patina of this rouble troubles me - What do you think, genuine or fake?
Patina is rarely a guide to anything except that inventive people sometimes add patina to
make a coin easier to sell.. The only thing that I see is that the piece is exceptionally well
struck, all details coming up sharply which is certainly very rare for a rouble of this period.
One would think that a piece of this very high quality would bring a better price at a quality
auction rather than on eBay.
These dies are not in my data base of fakes.
RWJ
QUOTE(RW Julian @ Jan 2 2008, 10:01 PM)
The only thing that I see is that the piece is exceptionally well
struck, all details coming up sharply which is certainly very rare for a rouble of this period.
One would think that a piece of this very high quality would bring a better price at a quality
auction rather than on eBay.
struck, all details coming up sharply which is certainly very rare for a rouble of this period.
One would think that a piece of this very high quality would bring a better price at a quality
auction rather than on eBay.
Which in turn raises the question of why the seller chose to sell it in this way.
QUOTE(RW Julian @ Jan 2 2008, 10:01 PM)
These dies are not in my data base of fakes.
RWJ
RWJ
I see nothing that looks obviously false, so the coin might be genuine. The account does not appear to be hijacked.
If it is a fake, it is well made.
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