alexbq2

I've got a 1830 10 kopecks Novodel, that has ugly crusty black spots. I've had it soaking in olive oil, for many months now, with no change in color either in coin or oil.

Not sure what to do with it, but when I looked online, I did come across this statement on the NGC website: "NCS can remove contaminants such as PVC, soils, tarnish, carbon spots, verdigris and encrustation from the surface."

If they can help I will gladly send it over. Question is can they really help? Has anyone tried NCS services for copper coins with spots or encrustation?

The article was originally printed in one of the GIM compilations (I think the yellowish volume), but these days you can find it online.

http://file.j100.ru/detail.php?ID=9113

Does any one want a 10 kopeck 1834 CM?

Sort of a hard coin to match.

I will have to disagree and side with Art. It just alienates Russian numismatics from other users and I don't believe this is the spirit of this forum, unless this part of the forum is going to be spun off. If a seller has a bunch lot of coins to sell and some Russian coins are in the lot, it just makes it difficult to put it under one list.

I don't get it. So having fewer options makes it better?

I will not tell about my best bargains as people who sold it to me might be still here. This may make future bargains not possible. Some bargains though were worth up to may be hundreds or occasionally thousands of dollars of profit.

Color me impressed (and intrigued)!

Can not say it is rare, but it is interesting to me as it displays all 8 template dots pretty well.

Picked up on eBay for $15 from Ukraine.

 

I like the eagles with more than 3 rows of feathers in the tail. They seem more sophisticated!

Don't know. I do know that I never check that subforum. It would be easier to just post things in a thread here, for those of us who are narrowly specialized. At least, I would check a thread here.

Would anyone object starting a topic on coin trades? I know there is a subforum for that, but I do not go there. And I'm sure we all have some coins lying around that we no longer want/need.

Do you mean that it looks more like the 1778/9 transitional type?

I have bought coins from sellers in Russia a couple of times, they got to me with no problems, but they were much much smaller than this.

BTW, pretty amazing bargains everyone! I need to be paying more attention.

Payed $10 for this one. Was the only bidder:

I don't believe it talks much about why the group of talers with early dates is so small...

I guess they were falling out of circulation.

nope. is this the 15 ruble one? I do not know much about them...

Yep, the 1860 eagle.

Did anyone see this sale?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141174976310

I like talers and I like wire coins, so I do admire efimoks. Just can't afford one with a pedigree, and won't risk buying one without.

At any rate, I read somewhere (some forum post) that the date should stamped right above the rider's head like on Igors' coin. BKB's coin has the stamp to the right of the rider. Is that OK?

The reason I am not as busy on this forum is probably that I am trying to learn as much as I can so I may level with you guys at least a little. This forum is one of my homepages though. I always check it out and also feel a little like BKB, a bit sad that not many exciting topics are discussed at present. But I can always do a search and find something interesting here. I can understand that sometimes it is good to relax, change the interests, and give coins some rest, particularly when for a while nothing worthy comes your way for a price you are happy to pay, this may feel a little depressing. So just watch some hockey league games, Olympics or go hiking... I love this forum as I met a lot of interesting, supportive and tolerant people here. GX, I wish you to find a new and better job really soon so you don't have to sell any of your before the revolution coins, best of luck and I'll drink for you once I hear a good news!

 

Let me tell you what I am up to... that's another reason why I am quiet... I am still trying get my head around Dengas of Anna. Denga's were under-appreciated by me in the past and I kept putting them away to study later. Now I am onto it and my head is spinning. But I think I have a firm understanding now about the different design types. I am somewhat stuck on year 1730 with dengas, but taking it slowly as I am also somewhat busy with my family and kids... Here is one of my coins that was included recently into the online guide for dengas on CFN http://coins.su/forum/index.php?showtopic=114568&st=0 :

 

 

It is reasonably rare in condition and in variety, but not as rare as this one from GX:

 

 

 

these ones are very hard to find... Best of luck to everyone. Look forward to the new exciting topics to discuss with you some time soon!!!

Back in 2010 I opened this thread, you might like it: http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php/topic/29167-some-boring-coins/?hl=boring

So we can say that this place didn't die, it just took a nap!

The "Drunken" Eagle is only know to have been struck in 1731. As far as the branches go, I'm just curious, if someone told an engraver at Moscow mint to cut the Palm branches, what would they do? I mean it's not like they could go to the park and look at a palm tree?

I assume that people have heard of palms, but would they have had a clear idea of what a palm branch looks like?

P.S. There's a New Russian Sherlock Holmes series?! Is it any good? How does it compare to the old one?

Maybe, but seems like in 1730-31 there is a lot of variation with respect to design elements. Maybe the dots are just there to keep everyone on the same page.

They should have put some dots on the obverse too. Could have avoided an eagle that looks like this

I hear that there's some new law that's meant to crack down on all this metal detecting. Perhaps they did pull up too many mines and other weapons. Would the Russian government really care about old coins?

Am I correctly understanding that the "usual suspects" are dealers from Russia?

I'm surprised that they would buy all those altered 5 kopecks, do they pay no attention to Russian forums.

Ok, I will play, -- who do you know?

Point taken. I probably don't know them. Honestly, I only "know" in the sphere of Russian numismatics: you + other members of this forum + Alex Basok + Mark Teller.

Auction went pretty crazy, with all usual suspects present. Fakes sold for crazy money.

I've nether attended one of these, so just curious who the "usual suspects" are?