Came out like 2-3 weeks ago.. Prices have come down since, now that more (eBay) sellers are getting them in stock, and buyers aren't going as ga-ga over them. Saw some being changed hands for some stupid prices. Wide price range. Might come down even more in a few months? Who knows. Snagged mine at the lowest price yet -- what I consider to be a fair price, I guess. Shop around. Up to 500K mintage. Re-hash of the same design from a couple years ago. I like how they come protected in plastic sheeting. Better than nothing. Mine should be arriving in a couple weeks. Taking a gamble on the milk-spots.. :lol:
Recently I purchased two very neat 5 oz .999 silver Russian proof commemorative coins for not much more than it would have cost me for 2 ordinary crappy looking blobs. .
nice coins there. on my wishlist too, it is hard to find them at a good price, due silly premium the resellers demand. here is the price Russian Reserve Bank sells them to commercial banks (in rubles, 2d position from the top) http://www.cbr.ru/bank-notes_coins/?PrtId=cb it is 1 172.59 and the cheapest I was able to find was 1 450...
Very nice. I like some of the Russian coins for quite some time. Some of the Lunars are much nicer than from other "renowned" mints. Or at least least copy paste.
Yeah, the Ruskies do a nice job.. Have for a long time. Put out a lot of modern proofs. Not usually very cheap, though. Plus if you go pre-'91, you'll get the USSR obverse.. Not to mention the much older rubles & kopeks. Of course, expect to pay up for those, too..
Gold rubles should be easy to get, they were minted in millions and could be a good alternative to sovs. (I think Gainesville has them) Interestingly, there were some rumours that in early 20s Soviet used large proportion of platinum to mint silver coins, that due to shortage in silver and necessity to pay for exports.
Yes there is a Platinum Rubble , worth a small fortune , can't remember how much Depending on what year they are , try to get a pre 1880's Rubble There is a 1856 Gold rubble at Max Stern's for $2500
Woah, the old ones might be expensive. i meant early 1900', when gold rubles were used to pay for the debts. There was not only rubles made of platinum, some kopeeks too. Dunno about the origins of this info, was taught about it by relatives in 1980's. That was sort of a known and wide spread legend.
Looks like they are using all bullion coins for these now lol. Only 2000 mintage... :/ I think I prefer the 2 headed bird side of the coin more then the gold plated side. "2015 1 oz Silver Coin - Russia - Shades of Enigma - St. George and the Dragon - Silver & Ruthenium & Gold Plated" http://www.thecoinshoppe.ca/2015-1-...-and-the-dragon-silver-ruthenium-gold-plated/
The Moscow mint should really increase the mintage of their commemorative and bullion grade coins because they're really quite good coins. I've got a 1oz coin commemorating the great patriotic war and it is amazing tbh.
bullion version should be more available. it says they mintage 150 000 minted in Moscow, and St Petersburg
My understanding CBR is the ultimate source of the coins that are sold to commercial banks and other institutions, which act as retailers. Hence, CBR's DB could be the best source of information, they have an English version of the site too. here is a link, if someone wants to update their wishlist http://www.cbr.ru/Eng/bank-notes_coins/?PrtId=coins_base
