My New Coin! Armavir

Beautiful coin from a very hard to find place. Well done!

I'll be honest, I think $800 is a *bit* on the pricey side for this particular coin. Having said that, who knows when another one in this condition will pop up for sale? So I say it was a good purchase, it's just too beautiful to pass up.

FYI: I saw an Armavir 5 Rouble 1918 graded XF (w/ moderate corrosion, not nearly as attractive as yours) sell on the ebay UK site for $590 a while back.

Nice coin, a little pricey but great find.

Well, I started out as as OFEC. Then, I realized that countries changed so much throughout their histories, i.e. invasions, occupations, gov't changes, etc. Most of those changes had corresponding unique coinage.

Since it's pretty much impossible to have a coin from every single country and every single period in its history in the world, I've focused my collecting on European countries, particularly Eastern European. Ideally, I'd like to have at least one coin from every European country (including cities, states, territories, etc.) from the Middle Ages to the present.

In terms of personal preference, I love Russian, Dutch, and am currently becoming interested in Livonian coins.

Check out the pics!