gxseries Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 I haven't seen a glaring error like this for a while - try to spot the error before I say what I think it is. Link You may compare with an example here except that mine is a 25k, so don't try to compare the reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 First letter in legend is a "6" instead of the "b" with bar character? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tane Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 No dots between B and M? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted January 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 First letter in legend is a "6" instead of the "b" with bar character? Right on! The horrible mistake of "6" between "b" is a bad mistake - well done ccg! (I presume you learned a bit of cyrillic? ) To add novelty to the situation, poltina of this era (50k) are not too common and because this was minted in Moscow mint, this adds up the value quite high. I'm wondering if the bidders actually noticed this awful error. I guess they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Right on! The horrible mistake of "6" between "b" is a bad mistake - well done ccg! (I presume you learned a bit of cyrillic? ) To add novelty to the situation, poltina of this era (50k) are not too common and because this was minted in Moscow mint, this adds up the value quite high. I'm wondering if the bidders actually noticed this awful error. I guess they did. Very interesting variety! Mikhailovich lists this 1749 Moscow poltina as GM-129 (Plate VII-20) but makes no comment on the blundered legend, even though it is easily seen in the illustrated coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Here's the plate from GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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