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The Official Blackbook Price Guide to World Coins 2008, Edition #11




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The Official Blackbook Price Guide to World Coins 2008, Edition #11

RUSSIA / 523 RUSSIA The first coins were used in the 5th century B. C. and were bronze pieces cast in the shape of dolphins, followed by coin-shaped pieces. In the 4th century, coins were produced in gold, silver, and bronze. Gold staters became popular in 100 A. D., followed by the sil-ver denga in the 15th century, and the silver grossus and silver kopek in the 16th century. The first decimal coins were used in 1704. The currency today is the ruble. Russia—Type Coinage Key to Grading: Eagle DATE COIN TYPE/VARIETY/METAL ABP AVERAGE FINE FINE 1855–1867 1 /4 Kopek, Alexander II, Copper — $3.00 1867–1881 1 /4 Kopek, Alexander II, Copper — 2.50 1881–1894 1 /4 Kopek, Alexander III, Copper — 3.00 1894–1916 1 /4 Kopek, Nikolai II, Copper — 1.25 Key to Grading: Eagle 1855–1858 1 /2 Ruble, Czarist Empire, Silver — 8.00 1859–1885 1 /2 Ruble, Czarist Empire, 2nd Coinage, Silver — 35.00 1855–1867 1 /2 Kopek, Alexander II, Copper — 3.00 1867–1881 1 /2 Kopek, Alexander II, Copper — 3.00 1881–1894 1 /2 Kopek, Alexander III, Copper — 2.00 1894–1916 1 /2 Kopek, Nikolai II, Copper — .75

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