JOURNAL
       OF THE
RUSSIAN

NUMISMATIC SOCIETY 

 

Number 76 -  Summer 2003
 

Miscellany

2

The Coinage of Siberia (V V Uzdenikov)

3

Monetary Reform in N. Russia, 1918-1919

15

The Platinum Coinage of 1839-1840 (Charles S Tumosa)

26

The Grand Duke’s Duplicates Sale of 1915

33

19 Millionnaya Street

38

The Numismatic History of Georgia

39

World Wide Web Update

49

U.S. Mint Report on Russia, 1898

51

Book Reviews

Adrianov, Y.V. Russian Coins 1700-2000. Historical Survey and Catalogue. Perm, 2001. 410 pages (Russian)

Gleizer, M.M. The 20th Century: Amateur Collectors in PetersburgPetrogradLeningrad - St.Petersburg. For the 300th Year of a Great City. St. Petersburg, 2003. 80 pages. (Russian)

Barshai, Yu.C. Moneys of the World, An Illustrated Atlas for the Schools, Classes 5 through 11, Covering History, Culture, Politics, Geography, Economics. Moscow 2002. 320 pages. (Russian)

62

Updates on Fakes IX

65

Auction Watch : Selected Prices Realized

Ira & Larry Goldberg. Auction 17, Benson Collection III.

24-25 February 2003

Giessener Munzhandlung, Munich. Auction 123. 11 March 2003

Hess-Divo, Zurich. Auction 295 (“100 Rarities”). 7 May 2003

Hess-Divo, Zurich. Auction 296. 7 May 2003

World-Wide Coins of California. Auction 43. 17 May 2003

Aurea Numismatik, Prague.  Auction 7. 17 May 2003

Aurea Numismatik, Prague. Auction 8

(Prokop Collection – Part II). 17 May 2003

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Collector Check Lists

80

Olla Podrida XVI

81

New Issues XIV

84-84



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