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squirrel

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  1. I agree with GxSeries. Old cleaning and age or artificial re toning can give that appearance. Otherwise seems genuine from your photos.
  2. Wonderful, and Congratulations, Eugene. If the English version becomes available, I will certainly add it to my little library. The photography looks to be very well done.
  3. If his hand holds the orb, where is her hand going? Is that the question? He is smiling, after all.
  4. Alexi. The decoration on his sleeve matches his robe. Optical illusion! edit: maybe.. . now i am confused. Perhaps this is copied from a painting. Find the painting! It will have colors!
  5. I havent gone in a few years, but have had good luck in the past, as a humble collector. I am not a dealer. Markov was a regular. He always had a good stock. Basok, many many years ago. Not sure if he still comes to Boston. Other dealers are hit and miss with Russian material, like the typical show.
  6. Ugly coins need love too... I have always felt that way in hunting for the harder to find examples. Especially overstruck.
  7. I pretty much stopped recreational spending on coins around the time my son was born. He will be 7 years old next month! Apparently, I now collect Transformers and Lego.
  8. Nope. Checked. Wasn't me. Closest I have is a 1798/7 am polushka.
  9. I do? guess I can blow the dust off my coin boxes and check. My memory is shot.
  10. Oh boy. Seller knew of the damage and did not disclose, counting on the buyer to not ever open! Contact seller and see what the reaction is. Let them know they did not get away with it, even if a dispute does not find in your favor. It is still a nice coin, however.
  11. The presentation gives great context, comparing and contrasting small coins with large coins, round coins, square coins gold, silver, copper, etc I think it adds quite a bit of interest. This is why i enjoy your presentations, such as the Paul type set you just created, Gx!
  12. pics from the Grand Dukes Collection at the Smithsonian, I took on a visit in 2003, are in this old thread... http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php/topic/22308-1811-2k-overstruck-mintmark/?p=439391
  13. Thanks, Sigi. perhaps some element of the overstruck coin there, but no overdate. Great coin Igor, as are the rest of your "keepers"!
  14. Thanks Sigi and Igor. Yes, with the new cipher, an overdate would not be logical. 3 looked a bit unusual. I know elements were mixed and matched, so as you point out, Sigi, with Russian coins you never know. still wondering why this no mm type is so seldom seen.
  15. This is my point. Old Elizabeth dies, no mm, 1762/3 date, struck on 1762 10K of Peter III. Sigi, can you provide an enlarged date as well, from your image? edit: Bitkin catalogs 1763 no mintmark (R3) under Ekaterinaberg Mint
  16. So, this was overstruck with Dies from Elizabeth, and the 3 is an overdate?
  17. Wonderful copper! Thank you for sharing these rare beauties!
  18. I love the wonderful, detailed description and background story on the auction page.
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