mukoh Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Just started collecting a few coins, mainly russian, and some greeks. http://cgi.ebay.com/Russian-Imperial-Coins...id=p3286.c0.m14 Is that catalog real? Anybody have any information on what other catalogs it is good to be equipped with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneen Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Just started collecting a few coins, mainly russian, and some greeks.http://cgi.ebay.com/Russian-Imperial-Coins...id=p3286.c0.m14 Is that catalog real? Anybody have any information on what other catalogs it is good to be equipped with? Is it just Bitkin copied or Does a CD-version of it exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Is it just Bitkin copied or Does a CD-version of it exist? It's an illegal pirated version of the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mukoh Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 What is the name of the book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE MOULDING Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 What is the name of the book? The guy selling (illegally) on ebay is the same guy here...Tallinn007 http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=379744 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE MOULDING Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 The guy selling (illegally) on ebay is the same guy here...Tallinn007 http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=379744 Seller has been reported to eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mukoh Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Thanks for the info. Think will get the actual catalog instead of counterfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Thanks for the info. Think will get the actual catalog instead of counterfit. A wise choice. I highly recommend Antikvarius in Ukraine. I was very pleased with the transaction I had with him. His price was extremely reasonable, my books arrived surprisingly quickly and were very carefully packed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 What is the name of the book? "Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins" by Vladimir Bitkin, in a 2 volume set. Fully bilingual - Russian and English. This book is an indispensable reference for collectors of Russian coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altyn Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 This book has been exceptionally helpful for me (a novice). Learning a lot from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Just started collecting a few coins, mainly russian, and some greeks.http://cgi.ebay.com/Russian-Imperial-Coins...id=p3286.c0.m14 Is that catalog real? Anybody have any information on what other catalogs it is good to be equipped with? In addition to the paper edition (2 volumes) of the Bitkin catalog which others have already recommended, I would also highly recommend the Uzdenikov reference ... I think that most people have the 2nd edition, but there is also a third (with different numbering system, unfortunately). Although Uzdenikov doesn't list as many varieties as Bitkin does, and no prices, he does supply a great deal of background information which is not available anywhere else (or only with great difficulty to find). It is considered one of the standard "must have" references for the Russian imperial period. For serious copper collectors, you should have Brekke (1977) as well as the two supplements published in 1987 and 1997 (or at least the original 1977 work + 1997 supplement). For gold and platinum, Severin ... and for silver, RW Julian as well as the Severin silver book (Julian only starts at 1796, whereas Severin also covers earlier periods). For collectors of Soviet-era coins, I can recommend the books by Rylov-Sobolin as well as by Yaroslav Adrianov. Finally, the Kazakov reference of Nicholas II era coins is very good; it has many varieties not illustrated elsewhere and superb photography of the coins illustrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altyn Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 In 2007 an additional book was published by Adrianov. It is devoted exclusively to silver coinage of 1832-1858. I have not seen it yet but intend to purchase. http://www.numizmat.net/reference/detail.php?ID=9194 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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