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[FilthyBroke]

Here's one I received in the mail yesterday. This is 1 Ruble from the RUSSIAN EMPIRE dated 1762. Issued under the reign of Tsaritsa: Ekaterina Romanov II~The Great. Minted in Saint Petersburg.

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RUSSIAN EMPIRE~1 Ruble 1762

I really like this one.  I was just looking at the gold version of this in that Bonham's auction, thinking what a cool design it was. 

[Zantetsuken]

Here's one I received in the mail yesterday. This is 1 Ruble from the RUSSIAN EMPIRE dated 1762. Issued under the reign of Tsaritsa: Ekaterina Romanov II~The Great. Minted in Saint Petersburg.

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RUSSIAN EMPIRE~1 Ruble 1762

I really like this one.  I was just looking at the gold version of this in that Bonham's auction, thinking what a cool design it was. 

Thanks 'FilthyBroke', I'm glad you like it. I would have loved to see the gold Ruble that you mentioned. I bet that fetched a hefty price. The imperial Russian coins always have interesting patterns, and I try to aquire them whenever possible.


~Daniel

[FilthyBroke]

Daniel, here's an overview of that auction -

 http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/WService=wslive_pub/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=USA&screen=catalogue&iSaleNo=18404&iSaleLotNo=1010

I have the auction catalog,  it turned out to be an interesting display of Russian gold from that era.  I don't think I've seen most of those designs before.

[BCNumismatics]

I used to have quite a few Czarist Russian silver coins in my collection.Among them were the silver 5 & 20 Kopecks of Czarina Catherine II,& the 1913 Romanov Dynasty Tercentenary commemorative 1 Rouble.

All of the other Czarist Russian commemorative 1 Rouble coins eluded me.

I eventually offloaded them when I sold my non-British Commonwealth coins back in 2006 to get some cash to buy my computer.

Aidan.

[Zantetsuken]

Daniel, here's an overview of that auction -

 http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/WService=wslive_pub/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=USA&screen=catalogue&iSaleNo=18404&iSaleLotNo=1010

I have the auction catalog,  it turned out to be an interesting display of Russian gold from that era.  I don't think I've seen most of those designs before.

Thanks for the link 'FilthyBroke'. They are sweet looking coins, and as I figured, most of them went for four figures and up. Too rich for my blood, but one can dream, right?


~Daniel

[Billy Kingsley]

Here's my latest...rare for me of late to add something. This was an early Christmas present from my Mom.

Malta 1998 1 cent, featuring the common weasel. 

Nice gift you received. Thanks for sharing it with us. Happy holidays.

~Daniel

Thanks Daniel! I was really surprised but happy to have recieved it   I like the Russian issue you just posted after mine, too.

Aiden, I really like the design of that Singapore Rat coin. I may be weird, but I like rodents in pretty much any form...as long as they aren't in my house, anyway!

[BCNumismatics]

Billy,
  That's a very nice Maltese 1 Cent coin that you have got there.

I have found a lot of the Maltese coins pretty tough to find,& as for Maltese banknotes,even more so.

Aidan.

[FilthyBroke]

Finally getting back to purchasing.  Here's a quick pic of my newest, a silver French jeton for the Melusine maritime insurance company, dating 1832.  This design has been a hard find, so I had to jump on this one when the opportunity arose.

Note the textured reverse fields, I don't recall seeing this technique used before--

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Finally getting back to purchasing.  Here's a quick pic of my newest, a silver French jeton for the Melusine maritime insurance company, dating 1832.  This design has been a hard find, so I had to jump on this one when the opportunity arose.

Note the textured reverse fields, I don't recall seeing this technique used before--

What better way to get back to purchasing than with a beauty like this. Awesome piece 'FilthyBroke'.  I love the mermaid pattern on the obverse, and the tall-ship navigating the rough surf. I know exactly what you mean when jumping at opportunities. I've had rare coins that I've bid on before, and occasionally, fate throws me a bone. I'm happy your efforts payed off for you.  Thanks for sharing.


~Daniel

[regandon]

Amazing detail.