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gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 09/06/2013 12:34 pm Won this recently as the poltina that I had in my collection didn't look too great. This was what I had. As you can tell, the side with Paul I's monogram was engraved to show more details. And this is the one that I recently won. Nice lamination but the obverse text is pretty much worn out. To be honest, I'm quite torn - you have two coins with one good side. It's still a rather uncommon coin that pops up once in a while. I guess you can't always win them all. C'est la vie. :) My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff

CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 09/06/2013 1:28 pm Those are pretty unique coins, I have not come across one in all my searching. The Obverse on the 2nd one has alot of character, too bad the reverse is very weak Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 09/06/2013 7:49 pm Quote: As you can tell, the side with Paul I's monogram was engraved to show more details. Re-engraving details onto a worn coin, also known as "tooling", is all too commonly encountered with ancients, but it's much less frequently seen on moderns like this piece. If they were mine, and if I could afford it, I'd keep both. I don't usually keep "duplicates", but when two examples of the same coin come along, one with a decent obverse and one with a decent reverse, I'm prepared to make an exception. Especially if I'm unlikely to obtain a coin with two good sides for less than moon money. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 09/06/2013 8:20 pm I'll be keeping them both Sap until I come across a better specimen. Like you said, in a better condition, it's most likely will cost moon money as these coins just don't appear out in the market in VF+. But again, I'm not complaining. The first coin is actually holed and repaired if I am not mistaken. But again at 30 dollars (this is going back a few years ago), you can't buy a damaged poltina (half ruble) at that price any longer. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 09/07/2013 01:01 am I was thinking to put them both in a mylar / cardboard 2x2, with just a big enough window and show only the two good sides. Dunno. Maybe I would be stupid enough to do that, if they were mine! Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 09/07/2013 01:27 am I could easily be wrong, but these two coins don't appear to be duplicates. One bears "O.M" in the corner, and the other has "Ðœ.Ð'" In my Krause, the "Ðœ.Ð'" is listed as "rare". Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 09/07/2013 05:14 am There's two different years DVCollector. First one is dated 1798 and the second is 1800. If I just wanted a type set, I just need one instead of two. Still pretty neat though. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 09/07/2013 12:31 pm Oh-ok, shows how much I know about coins I don't collect. Report this Post to the Staff
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