gxseries Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 How this survived for over 150 years amazes me. Link As well as, it seems that 1850 proof rubel seems to be awfully common compared to other years during this era - any reason why? As well as this: Link Now that's NOT common Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 I'm not sure what you find attractive about that first coin. All that extremely fine detail would strain my eyes and cause a headache. That light blue toning around the edge is a sure sign the metal is being attacked and well on its way to self destructing. And, its a 100 years older than me! (Real nice coin!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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