Loyal Citizen

Got the grade today from PCGS, they graded it a MS66. I think there is only one in NGC slab.

Does anyone know of any auctions for a MS66?

I searched and came up empty handed

Can I ask you what kind of pcgs tier service you used to have it graded ?

Yes, it was a very slow show for me too ("buying-wise") . Some dealers,however, were pretty happy with the results.

Auctions have basically met expectations.

Did anyone on this forum actually attend the Sincona auction?...

Yes, I did. No differences from other auctions but prices Everything looked "semi-kosher".

Please contact me if you have any specific questions.

Best regards !

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 1, 2012

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Robert W. Julian Named 2012 Numismatist of the Year

Robert W. Julian has been named the American Numismatic Association’s 2012 Numismatist of the Year. Julian will receive his award on Aug. 10 during the Awards Banquet at the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Philadelphia.

A researcher and prolific, award-winning author, Julian is perhaps best known for his quintessential work Medals of the United States Mint: The First Century, 1792-1892, published in 1977. Other books include From Rus to Revolution: Russian Coins through a Thousand Years (1988); Medals of the United States Assay Commission, 1869-1977 (1989); and Russian Silver Coinage, 1796-1917 (1993).

Julian is a member of the American Numismatic Society, Central States Numismatic Society, Royal Numismatic Society and British Numismatic Society.

A regular contributor to The Numismatist, Julian has received more ANA literary awards than any other author. In 1992 he received the Clemy award, the highest honor of the Numismatic Literary Guild. He was inducted into the ANA Numismatic Hall of Fame in 1998, and in 2002 he received the Burnett Anderson Memorial Award for Excellence in Numismatic Writing, a joint recognition by the ANA, ANS and NLG. He also served as editor of the Russian Numismatic Society Journal from 1999 to 2011.

Earning a master’s degree in U.S. history and a minor in mathematics from Purdue University in 1963, Julian taught upper-level high school math from 1962 to 1994, at which time he became a full-time, freelance numismatic writer.

To Julian, coins speak volumes—about history, economics and American culture. “I gain satisfaction from finding new and interesting information about coins and medals that has remained unpublished or little known,” he said. “As I study documents in the National Archives, I have the sense of being at the writers’ sides as they pen U.S. Mint history into the dusty ledgers.”

“(Julian’s) first publication was an article on the coinage of Czar Alexander II that appeared in Numismatic Scrapbook in 1960. Since then, he has published more than 1,300 articles in all the significant commercial and organizational numismatic publications in the United States and some overseas,” said Joseph E. Boling, who nominated Julian for the award. “He has spent hundreds of hours at the National Archives, extracting information that he then passes to the collecting community. His carefully researched treatises, most based on primary sources, have changed our common knowledge.”

The World’s Fair of Money is the nation’s premier money show. The event features more than 1,000 numismatic dealers with the best inventory anywhere; the ANA Museum Showcase exhibiting some of the world’s most valuable and beautiful coins and paper money; a Mint Promenade with mints from around the world; the Collector Exhibits area; a world-class auction by Stack’s Bowers Galleries; educational presentations and seminars; and special events including the ANA’s annual awards banquet.

The American Numismatic Association is a congressionally chartered nonprofit educational organization dedicated to encouraging people to study and collect money and related items. The ANA helps its 28,000 members and the public discover and explore the world of money through its vast array of education and outreach programs, as well as its museum, library, publications, conventions and seminars. For more information, call 719-632-2646 or go to www.money.org.

Lets congratulate our own Bob Julian with this honor.

Well deserved !

...As to the point I was trying to make: any opinion has a right to existence.

Can not agree more . I really hope EVERYONE here shares this idea.

How many on this forum collect 1810 2 kopeks coins by crown size variety?

Sorry, not me - have had no interest in this type. Probably should have

I also wonder if we can trace any major auctions' listings for these varieties.

rare, shmere -- I wonder how many on this forum have this variety? If you look hard enough, you can find 5 different Konstantin ruble + novodels sold in the last 100 years (or make that 18 or so sales in total), and you do not need 5 days to go through the catalogs. Does that mean that it is a common coin? :-)

Well, we can call it as we wish: rare, relatively scarce, just scarce, R1...you name it ..

The bottom line here (at least, for me) is this all is in our heads : if you want it to be considered very rare - good luck ! I do not think anyone here has any objections. ...just please do not make me think so ..

Nice!

 

This first portrait type of Catherine (with the lace neck ruff) is the design I like most for this ruler.

 

For some reason, the neck ruff was removed from the design in 1766. Does anyone know why this change was made?

 

Thanks in advance for any reply.

Hmm...Interesting question..I've no idea. Always accepted it as given..

Well this brings up a good point.

 

While I agree that there are probably quite a few of these to be found if we look, we have to be somewhat careful.

 

The problem is we've now introduced a selection bias by actually looking for this exact variety. Yes we found 3 more but to be fair we should really ask for people to look for every possible variety of 1810EM and count how many One Kunas show up.

 

My 1810EM data set was reasonably unbiased. It was built before we started looking for this variety; when I did look I found *roughly* 1 example in a 100 coins. Scarce in my opinion. I suspect that's actually a reasonable ratio. So I would still say they're *relatively* scarce, though perhaps not absolutely scarce.

 

Best,

 

Steve

Thanks Steve. It does make sence to say " they're *relatively* scarce " comparing to the common regular types for 1810, I agree .

However, calling this variety flat "scarce" is somewhat ambiguous at this point IMHO.

Catherine II - 2

Cathreine II

Anna obv.

Anna

including your beatiful bee coin, it makes them count "5" as world-wide known so far

So, in just 4 days 5 rare(?) coins were easily found on just one forum. Can you imagine how many of them can be found if all forums start looking ? Are they really that scarce ?

Hello from Austria.

 

I have one small information for all interested.

In 2010 a new book will be published.

 

It will be about the early russian platinum roubles, their history and all.

Including an catalogue for the coins, pre-strikes and varieties and also auction-results.

 

Hows about the interest in that?

The only thing is: it will be first only published in german language.maybe later also in english.

 

greets platinrubel

Will it possible to order the book online?

The catalogue «Summary Catalogue of Russian Medals. Granted Gold and Reward Medals for Carrying.1748-1917» by V. Bitkin was appeared in the publishing house «JUNA-COIN». 900 pages, 1500 illustrations. 2 Volumes.

Cost of the Catalogue is $ 230 taking into account postal charges.

On questions of acquisition appeal to the publishing house.

junacoin@gmail.com

I received the catalog (2 volumes) today. Very good book, perfect service. Can't wait to start browsing it !

Thanks !

p.s. Special thanks to Mr V. Bitkin for a personal autograph.

I've just sent to your e-mail info from Mr Bitkin. At our store this catalog cost $120.

I have to say that this offer is very good and I have never regretted that I used this service. The books arrived fast. Thanks again !