DAJ Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Borodino: http://www.sixbid.com/nav.php?p=viewlot&am...15&lot=1297 Nicholas: http://www.sixbid.com/nav.php?p=viewlot&am...15&lot=1327 Okay everyone, what are our takes on these coins, ie, eye appeal, grade, and ultimate value. please. Double the estimate? The Borodino is odd. Happy New Year and thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Because of the rainbow toning, I think the 1859 rouble will hit 2800- 3000$. About Borodino, it looks okay to me, but these black spots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 The Borodino is odd. My father had some silver dollars in a Whitman folder once. These have a round hole to display the coin ... it is open to the air, but has some kind of plasticized paper backing to keep the coin from falling out the back. After a couple of decades in this holder, the silver acquired spotting very similar to this coin. It looks like someone tried to clean it, but you can't get rid of those spots that easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldman Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Because of the rainbow toning, I think the 1859 rouble will hit 2800- 3000$.About Borodino, it looks okay to me, but these black spots... I agree that 1859 rouble will , most likely, hit $3000. It looks really nice. Lately, we have seen lots of fakes coming to the market from "the East" and this particular example should be priced very high as this type is disappearing very fast in premium condition. The Borodino rouble looks good too. Most likely, these dark spots can be removed. But the coin seems to be cleaned. Regards from, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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