Angelking Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Being new to Russian coin collecting, I have been looking for a reliable place to purchase from. I am staying away from ebay at the moment since I am not familiar yet with spotting fakes. Is the rustypennies.com website a reliable place to buy from? Hopefully I am not angering anyone with this type of question. Thanks AK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Being new to Russian coin collecting, I have been looking for a reliable place to purchase from. I am staying away from ebay at the moment since I am not familiar yet with spotting fakes. Is the rustypennies.com website a reliable place to buy from? Hopefully I am not angering anyone with this type of question. Thanks AK It's OK, Angelking! I have bought from them and everything was OK. Alexander Basok is a reputable numismatist with a fine reputation. This is one thing I meant to add to my first message to you ... if you can find a reputable dealer (or several) you can trust, you don't have to necessarily buy slabbed coins. I think that Mr. Basok is such a dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneen Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 It is a very much reliable place to buy russian coins. Been in the business for a long time. Janne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelking Posted December 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Thanks, I already purchased some cheaper ones from there just to try them out. I feel much better now. Thanks AK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Yes, very reliable. I even had mails all the way to Australia, so it's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 I have bought some rather significant Russian and Swedish coins from Aleks Basok, and my then 10 yr old daughter bought a Moldavia-Wallachia coin from him for $10 that is worth way more than she paid for it. He is a very personable dealer, and I enjoy meeting up with him and his wife about once a year at a show. If you see him at the show his is the table with all the Russian speakers milling about. He has a good assortment of Russian coins, and it will be hard to find nicer stuff, but he also does European crowns and some ancients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelking Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 I have bought some rather significant Russian and Swedish coins from Aleks Basok, and my then 10 yr old daughter bought a Moldavia-Wallachia coin from him for $10 that is worth way more than she paid for it. He is a very personable dealer, and I enjoy meeting up with him and his wife about once a year at a show. If you see him at the show his is the table with all the Russian speakers milling about. He has a good assortment of Russian coins, and it will be hard to find nicer stuff, but he also does European crowns and some ancients. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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