JOURNAL
       OF THE
RUSSIAN

NUMISMATIC SOCIETY 

 

Number 83 - Winter 2006
 

Miscellany 

2

1755 Ten-Ruble "Elizabeth's Gold"

A. Markov

3

The Jens E. Aalborg Collection, Auctioned in Copenhagen

T.W. Bakken

8

Tajikistan Was Final Soviet-Period Currency Holdout R. Giedroyc

15

Russian Minting Methods, 1700-1844. Part I - Planchet Preparation 

C. Sholley

21

Private Pattern Coin Sets for Russia and Siberia

28

Update on Fakes XXIII

30

1903 Mint Report 38
Olla Podrida 45
Auction Watch 50
The Moscow Silver Poltinas of Peter III R.W. Julian60
New Issues 66
The Two Rubles Gold Coinage of 1766-1786 R.W. Julian77
Silver Rubles of 1757-1796 R.W. Julian82-84



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