IgorS
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Interesting coincidence. I do not have too many copper coins at this point, but I also have 2 Paul re-overstrikes from Brekke auction - lot 1515 and lot 1521
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Sigi, where did you originally find the 1726 kopek? In New York there were 2 1726 kopeks. One from 1959 M&M auction and the other one (ex-yours).
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Are you buying or selling?
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The ones by Waechter are much more scarce than those by Ivanov. I am still to find one in copper.
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I do not like the pictures, but seems real. Who can tell prices these days. -
Funny enough I bought this book also (on Ebay). Comes from an auction house that specializes in Russian paper money. Once I receive it will report back.
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Back to those ANA Grading Standards: For MS and PF coins hairlines are mentioned starting with PF 67. For PF67 - A few hairlines may show under magnification. Hairlines get worse in the descending order of grade.
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The link to an article on hairlines from NGC site: http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?NewsletterNewsArticleID=511
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I do not think Grading Standards refer to hairlines which are part of the minting process. From the book: caused by cleaning or polishing.
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Let's take a look at the ANA Grading Standards for PF61: Hairlines: Extensive. I find this one interesting: Eye Appeal: Unattractive
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I remember seeing something similar in the past, also related to Napoleonic era.
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Someone ruined perfectly nice coin If someone wants to see the pdf of the auction, it is now on http://russian-medals.net/
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OK. The New York Sale is on sixbid!
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Seems to be struck slightly off center.
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Adjustment marks are a little annoying...
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Looks like these real dealers did not consult with each other , which produced large quantity of some otherwise very nice and desirable coin types...
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Well, since you want me to, I can tell - it is organized by real dealers.
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In the mean time you can check Heritage floor session. The Internet only session looks pretty good too: http://coins.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=51+792+4294951117+706&chkNotSold=0&Ne=304
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Real investor does not know how to grade a raw coin. Though there are some that could, but very few. They either come from numismatic family or worked in the numismatic trade for a while.
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If one looks into grading standards, then it becomes apparent that MS 60 is a horrible grade for an UNC coin - terrible eye appeal, bad color, many bag marks, etc. Where AU58 could be a beautiful coin, but with just slight rubbing to the highest points of the design. Real investor should not touch anything below MS64.
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Seems to be "thank you for the ruble that was bringing me happiness". Interesting that it does not say "good luck", but "happiness"
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Yes, the larger medal is in Diakov. And, you guessed it, it is 380.1. But, Diakov lists it at 65mm. Both have the same rarity - R1. I think the larger one is more scarce.
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Hard to tell from this scan. A photo would be better. But certainly the price does not seem low. 1915 is not as rare as old catalogs suggest.
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I do not think NGC let's you save photos from their site. It is interesting that PCGS does.
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Nice!
