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Valued Member
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Hey guys!
My grandfather recently passed away and he liked to collect coins. Well today I had nothing better to do because its rainy and wet outside so I thought I would go through these coins.
I came across this somewhat heavy gold coin I believe. I look on it and it's all in russian. Even the rim of the coin has russian letterring on it. It looks so wild!
Anyways to give more of a discription this is what I can tell you.
On the coin it says 15 pyeash 1897 r. On the back I assume its a russian president with russian words on it. Than on the rim it has russian letters and numbers engraved on it. It feels quite heavy and I assume it's gold.
Does anyobody know anything about this at all?
Thanks for your time.
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Pillar of the Community
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First off,  secondly  It will help to identify the coin. |
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sorry guys I'm figuring out how to get the picture on here
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pics would help but based on the description it sounds like a Russian 15 Roubles gold coin and here's the info I have
Y#65
total mintage: 11,900,000
coin wt: 12.9039 grams
gold wt: .3734 ounces
Ruler: Nicholas II
Edited by Ken_3567
04/21/2009 6:20 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The 15 Ruble(Rouble) gold coin you have was only minted in 1897... making it somewhat rare and worth more than it's gold content. Condition is everything. Do not clean, rub or polish this coin.  Specs: 1897 Russia Gold 15 Ruble Diameter: 25 mm Gold Fine: .900 Coin Weight: 12.904 grams AGW(actual gold weight): 11.614 grams/ 0.373 oz. I know you are gonna want a value next... without a picture that would be hard to judge. Remember the condition issue. But to give you a rough idea gold is approx $30/gram rite now, so the coin is worth at least 11 x $30, and more if the condition warrants it.  If I can find the mintage numbers, I will add them in. edit >>> wow!... everyone's quick on the draw today. I thought I was replying alone.Edited by IBGolden
04/21/2009 6:27 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Valued Member
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the pic that uploaded on here is too big to fit here and I have no idea how to resize something to 90kb.
Ummmm so I shouldnt be touching this with my hands? lol great I've had it just sitting in a box of coins plus I've been walking around with it in my hands today.. It looks in amazing condition from my eyes..lol sorry I dont know much about this...
thanks so far for all the help
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Valued Member
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and If anyone wants to see it I can email them a picture of it..sorry I'm so crappy at computers...if I knew how I would load it here...but I'm having trouble finding out how to resize it to fit here
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Place the coin in some type of holder(even a brand new sandwich bag for want of a proper coin holder!). Then search around here for acetone cleaning methods. Do not use nail polish remover! If in doubt, do nothing. If your coin is in almost uncirculated condition (aunc) you can pretty much double it's gold value.
edit>>> I don't know what country you live in but free photo hosting websites like photobucket(and many others) will allow you to add links to your pictures. If you want, you can send me the picture with the pm button(email poster) and I can post it for you.
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04/21/2009 6:49 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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and there it is! REMEMBER NO CLEANING & PROTECT FROM FURTHER WEAR and HARMThat goes for all of the coins you have! READ this entire forum 5x There will be a quiz in the morning!  OKAY, Just read as much as you can. You'll learn a ton. Edited by TNG
04/21/2009 6:57 pm
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Canada
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ok guys there we go the one side that looks like it has a few scratches isn't actually scratches its just the frame over it...hope these pics help..cause I have no idea about this stuff...so any info is well appreciated
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That is in awesome condition. Each little nick and scratch can cost you a bundle. You can't be more careful with that beautiful coin. Thanks for posting the images, I LIKE IT!
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Pillar of the Community
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THIS IS IN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CONDITION!!
I can see the feathers on the eagle! It's pretty rare to have a coin so old in such high fineness in such great condition!
And listen to wheezy, don't ever clean, wipe, polish <<---- NO POLISHING!! a coin, especially a gold coin. If you do it, even with cotton, it will leave small scratches that are clearly visible under the right light and low magnification.
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wow really? I thought it seemed really nice too. I dont see any scratches on it or anything like that. It just looks shiney.
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Posted 04/21/2009 6:15 pm
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