pisti1978 Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Good evening, I am a new collector of Russian coins, I wanted to ask an opinion on this coin that I would buy at 1500 Euros; according to you is worth so much? Best regards Nicola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorS Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Hard to tell from this scan. A photo would be better. But certainly the price does not seem low. 1915 is not as rare as old catalogs suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marv Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 To me the coin looks like it has some wear but has been wiped or lightly cleaned to make it appear bright. Just for your information, a graded (NGC AU55) was sold this year by Heritage for around $500, so unless the coin really is uncirculated, it's worth far less than 1500 Euros. Here is the link to the auction: http://coins.ha.com/itm/russia/world-coins/russia-nicholas-ii-rouble-1915-bc-au55-ngc-/a/3035-34819.s (You have to create an account to see the sale price, but it was $499.) You might also want to search the Heritage site for all 1915 roubles that have been sold, look at them and compare them to what you have. Your coin has a lot of hairlines that are indicative of cleaning, usually to make a coin look "better" i.e., brighter, so one would think it's uncirculated. I would be very careful before shelling out that kind of money without an informed opinion, either from a knowledgeable collector or dealer with the coin in hand. Pictures are not enough to render an informed opinion, especially with that kind of money at stake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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