platinrubel

yes, it was very interesting, only researching at the small field of theese three russian coins. counterfeit detecting will also be a part of the book. i did know from the beginning, that the work will contain not only the russian coins. (as i wrote on Nov 5th 2009) but because of some problems and less of time the project was "on ice" the last 2 years.

hello again. i know it is long time ago that i was here. in the meanwhile, the project "book about platinum coins" is still in progress. it will be bilingual german and english. there was more time nessesary than i thought for research and reading and collect all the information. but now, the german part is coming to an end. then will the translation follow as soon as possible. the book/catalog will contain only all known platinum coins, struck between around 1750 and 1899. also included are all known contemporary counterfeits of goldcoins, struck in platinum (spain, england, france, italy, etc), the russian platinum roubles, patterns and medals. also all known restrikes of historic coins (this are not too many). some of the coins and medals/patterns are only to find in museums, today. i hope, coming to an end someday.

hello, sorry for answering so late. many thanks for welcoming me. i am not a collector of russian coins in general, my collection is about all platinum coins. of course, my collection is not complete, especially with the platinum roubles it is very hard. the new russian coins and the bullion coins, thats no problem to get them. the book will include the history of platinum (short overview) the history of platinum coinage, incl. the bollmann-strikes of the united states, and the early fakes of goldcoins. then the history of the platinum roubles, their end and the try to rebirth them in the 1860´s including a small catalogue. also a chapter about novodel and counterfeits will be included. greets platinrubel

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