DeMint Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 The story behind Smithsonian collection: http://www.america.gov/st/eur-english/2009...S0.5918848.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-kuna Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 The story behind Smithsonian collection:http://www.america.gov/st/eur-english/2009...S0.5918848.html interesting, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Should Russia or a Russian interest group bring it back home? In many museums around the world, priceless artifacts from other nations exist away from their homelands. What should be done? Should anything be done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Personally, I prefer that things be spread out. That way a major accident/incident wouldn't be so bad. The loss of the most intact Spinosaurus fossil during WWII is an example that stands out to me. Other examples of loss of artifacts and items/sites of cultural importance include Afghanistan (over the 1990s and early 2000s, many non-Islamic sites were destroyed) and China (mid-1960s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-kuna Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Should Russia or a Russian interest group bring it back home? In many museums around the world, priceless artifacts from other nations exist away from their homelands. What should be done? Should anything be done? back to 1960th, the whole GM collection was offered to the Hermitage for $1.7 millions (a catalog was compiled), but after reviewing it, russians experts from Ministry of Culture (including Hermitage fellows) said that they do not want it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 The link in the first two posts doesn't work. Found a similar link, if anyone will be interested: Smithsonian Rare Russian Coin Collection Seeks Exhibition Sponsor "Extremely rare coins chronicle history of Russian empire" http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/article/2009/11/20091124175845fjreffahcs0.5918848.html#axzz3cSfUPBwJ and the most interesting addition to it (also, link in the article doesn't work, but I found it) - some coins from the collection: http://photos.america.gov/galleries/amgov/4110/russian_coins/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Fascinating reading. I have never seen that 1710 denga before. Is it a pattern? And the polpoltina plate is simply magnificent! Thank you for posting these links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Must be a trial coin. By the look of it, it was the size of a current polushka (half the size). It looks like a preparation for a project of making coins even lighter. Some did later in 1713 from 4.27 to 4.10, but not almost half the weight as that denga looks like. There it is number 24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 The link isn't working! What I'm doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 use links in post 6 here is the coin we are talking about: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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