HahaGeorg Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Hi, I'm new here and i have some coins that date back to 1737, but I have found a coin and I dont know that is it fake or not and is it worth anything at all? The coin has some markings on the side of it and there are some photos of it. http://puu.sh/265FT http://puu.sh/265Gj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HahaGeorg Posted February 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 This was on the side of the coin http://puu.sh/265QB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKB Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Looks like an original tri-centenial commemorative ruble. It is certainly worth something, but not much on the account of huge mintage and bad condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Looks OK to me ... 1913 Tercentenary rouble, flat strike variety, VF grade (IMHO), but some nasty scratches and/or grafitti on the obverse, probably cleaned some time ago. As to mintage, there were two varieties -- flat and embossed strike. The flat strike variety is listed as very rare in some references, if it is listed at all. But more recent statistical studies indicate that the real relative scarcity is that there are about 1/3 as many coins available for sale at auctions of the flat strike variety compared with embossed strike, i.e. the flat strike is not that scarce at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabnoles Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 This is a .900 silver coin and weighing 20 grams, it has about $17 worth of silver in it so definitely not a coin you want to throw away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 This is a .900 silver coin and weighing 20 grams, it has about $17 worth of silver in it so definitely not a coin you want to throw away In very nice BU condition, this coin might easily bring $200-$300 or more in today's market. In XF/AU condition, around $100 - $150. In VF condition, maybe $40-$50? Here are some recent prices: http://www.m-dv.ru/catalog/page,2/id,980/prohod.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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