extant4cell Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 One of our colleagues in Russia went to the Hermitage Coin Exhibit in St Petersburg the other week and made some pictures available. I'll try to re-post them here. If you read Russian, you may want to visit the actual topic:http://coins.su/forum/topic/220096-numizmaticheskaya-ekspozitsiya-gosudarstvennogo-ermitazha-i-glavnogo-shtaba/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted September 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Above were roubles of Peter the Great. Below are poltinas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted September 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Polupoltinas (half poltina, 1/4 of a rouble) and smaller nominals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted September 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Gold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted September 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 And a little bit of copper... Not sure if there will be anymore images. I'll add to this, if that will be the case... Most of these coins are very impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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squirrel Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted September 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2017 Just as interesting as your pictures from Smithsonian! That was my reaction, when I saw your pictures of some GM collection coins from 2003... This topics rings in unison with this one: http://coins.su/forum/topic/111960-lyubitelskie-i-drugie-fotografii-redkih-monet-s-vystavok-ili-znamenityh-kollektsii/ where your pictures open the topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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extant4cell Posted September 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 More poltinas More Roubles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted September 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 and 2-roubles in gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted September 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 Now, can I ask you guys, perhaps, some silly questions, as I am not into gold. What is this eagle munching on? Why is it also wearing tags on its legs? And what is the significance of L.L. under it (one can also se D.L. under the gold eagle or single L. under St.Andrew)? Later edit 22/12/17: The eagle has 4 flags of St. Andrew: 2 it holds in the mouth and 2 are attached to its legs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 On 9/23/2017 at 10:39 PM, extant4cell said: Just as interesting as your pictures from Smithsonian! That was my reaction, when I saw your pictures of some GM collection coins from 2003... This topics rings in unison with this one: http://coins.su/forum/topic/111960-lyubitelskie-i-drugie-fotografii-redkih-monet-s-vystavok-ili-znamenityh-kollektsii/ where your pictures open the topic. This brings back memories of a nice trip to DC to visit my brother. I discovered the exhibit by chance, in November 2003, as the museum was closing for the day. I had to rush the photos, (leaving early the next morning) . My first digital camera was a Canon G1, and light was poor at the exhibit, and obviously a flash would not work thru the glass. handheld with out a tripod explains the poor focus of those pics. Times sure have changed, and the typical phone has a camera 10 times sharper, even in low light. I looked at my archive, and found one that didnt make those photos in your link.. Thank you for sharing all those great images of coins "in the wild"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted September 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Very interesting! Is it probe or novodel? Not listed in GM catalog... unusual sharp "7"... Looks more like a novodel to me. Thank you for sharing! It's petty we can not see the other side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thedeadpoint Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 So many beautiful coins here, folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sigistenz Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Wonderful - thank you for sharing! Sigi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Magnificent coins! Thank you for posting these photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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extant4cell Posted October 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Thank you all for positive comments! These are the most interesting coins to see... Petty, I didn't see any 2 / 5 kopecks of Elezabeth (my favs), but these coppers are wonderful to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted October 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Found in a different topic, that I hosted a while ago. Ex-Tolstoy collection coin, now in Hermitage. Very special (SPB mint trial strike). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Very nice photos! Thanks for sharing! As I'm a fan of overstruck coins - these are an eye treat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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