Stop whatever you're doing and look at this -

ColonialCoinUnion

- it might be the second coolest thing I've ever seen -



And the reverse ain't too shabby either:

coinkat

attractive... not sure if it is AT but the colors are vibrant

ColonialCoinUnion

I think its the real McCoy. Plus my sister has a shirt that same color.

Danegeld

Very nice, Belarus?

ColonialCoinUnion

<< <i>Very nice, Belarus? >>



I have no idea. Its in a PCGS 66 holder and says 'Russia' on it.

spoon

It's early Soviet (proud workers off into the bright future!). Nice colors in the pic, but I bet in hand it's just a dark blob unless you twist your head out of socket

Great detail though!

coinkat

With color like that... Just don't show it on the open forum...

ColonialCoinUnion

<< <i>Nice colors in the pic, but I bet in hand it's just a dark blob unless you twist your head out of socket >>



I'll take that bet - in hand its a monster that Karl Marx himself would have been proud to put into his Dansco album.

Incidentally, the head does not rest in a 'socket'. You must be thinking of the femur.

Spiffy469

That coins great design is really highlighted by the toning.




Jeff

lordmarcovan

Nice rouble.

I had a circulated 1924 like that, once, but it had a nasty rim hit on it.

lordmarcovan

Russia (USSR), 1 Rouble, KM(y)90.1. .900 silver/.5786 oz. ASW. Catalogs $7.50 F / $12.50 VF / $22.50 XF / $50.00 UNC / $75.00 BU in 2004 Krause. BU price would likely be equivalent to a white, typical MS63 quality coin. Add three grade points and some color and a little plastic slab, who knows.

It is a one-year type and has a lettered edge. One variant of the lettered edge is rare but surely the slab would say this if it were the rare variety.

ColonialCoinUnion

<< <i>Russia (USSR), 1 Rouble, KM(y)90.1. .900 silver/.5786 oz. ASW. Catalogs $7.50 F / $12.50 VF / $22.50 XF / $50.00 UNC / $75.00 BU in 2004 Krause. BU price would likely be equivalent to a white, typical MS63 quality coin. Add three grade points and some color and a little plastic slab, who knows.

It is a one-year type and has a lettered edge. One variant of the lettered edge is rare but surely the slab would say this if it were the rare variety. >>



Thanks for the Krause data LM

If there is a prettier one of these in existence, I'd like to see it -

lordmarcovan

That's the nicest I've seen, anyway.

I think I have seen one blast-white UNC, which was quite lovely. (MS63-64-ish).

lordmarcovan

Correction to above: many folks consider Krause UNC to be generic-quality MS60-63 material.

Krause BU price would probably be for MS64-65 "gem" material. So with that coin, it really boils down to how much premium one is willing to attach to the toning and the slab grade. Even an MS65 would "book" for $75 in my edition of Krause. But of course Krause is only a guide, much as the Redbook is, and you can throw it out the window on supergrade and/or exceptional pieces. This would certainly qualify as exceptional, if you're into toning.

I like it (a lot), but personally would go for a white one. I guess I'm just not as enamored of toning as some folks are. Still, I am impressed with that one.

CoinAddict

Awesome coin.

mrearlygold

<< <i>- it might be the second coolest thing I've ever seen -



And the reverse ain't too shabby either:

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Great toning! Symbolically it looks to me like a democrat and a republican walking along, agreeing that they both feel the same way about screwing all of us.

Tom

ColinCMR

Turbo colors!

Bailathacl

OK, I'll bite.... What's the coolest thing you've ever seen...?

mojoman

Koin

MadMuffin

Very nice coin!

Marcel

GregTheGreat

I am not big on World coins but this one sure is a looker....

Great Coin.

-Greg

sumnom

That is a great coin. I am fascinated by coins (and stamps) as propaganda.

coinrookie

LM is on the money. I have a beautiful gold and cobalt blue example but,alas it does have nasty rim dings and without those the coin would be a 65. These are not common coins in that gem grade. Most of them do have rim damage. 85.00+ would be about the average for that coin. I always look for examples of this coin. The design is very cool. Also if you find a 1924 50 kopek in unc. Buy it. It has a complimentary design to the rouble.

Steve