I started writing this survey of Russian numis-history just about the time the bubble burst. Russian coins and notes had been on a roll, price-wise, for getting on seven years. The rise had been built by Russian prosperity – the top end by the numismatic vanity of Russian nouveaux riches, the lower end, where I live and work, dragged along by rising middle class prosperity and investor me-tooism.
Now “they” all say the bubble has burst, Russian coins are in the dust bin of history. Not my experience. The stupid prices for good stuff have evaporated, but I am still selling just about everything I get for…
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