gxseries Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Saw this for sale on ebay and kept an eye on it since I am curious what it would go for. Nearly flipped when I saw the final price. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1983-Error-1985-Engels-RUSSIA-NGC-PF-66-UC-Proof-ROUBLE-USSR-Rest-Rubel-Russland-/111178554941?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D298%26meid%3D1678177431698511144%26pid%3D100034%26prg%3D1079%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D200969353770%26&nma=true&si=EGl2UL07FNaL4LTD3wXHNlndlJg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc It's a ruble commemorating the 100th anniversary since the death of Friedrich Engels. There were proof coins struck in 1985 but in 1988 some of the earlier coins were restruck including this particular coin. This coin was accidently muled with a 1983 die, making it rather scarce. I have one as shown I don't think I paid more than 50 dollars back then. Maybe you have some stashed somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbq2 Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Congrats GX! I'm not really following the prices on Soviet coins, but it does seem as though they have skyrocketed in recent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candidate Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 It's a ruble commemorating the 100th anniversary since the death of Friedrich Engels. There were proof coins struck in 1985 100th anniversary since the death of Friefrich Engels was in 1995, while the rouble was issued in 1985. In fact this coin commemorated 165th anniversary of his birth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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