RUSSIA: 1906 (??) silver rouble

1906 is an extremely rare year for Russian roubles. It's pretty
amazing how many newbies bid this one up to about $500, though:

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=8343292727

I was one of the early bidders, but ... after seeing this seller's
feedback, plus the fact that there was no image of the reverse posted,
plus the fact that they say "we know nothing about coins" (they sell
mostly stamps) ... I decided not to take the risk. Even though they do
offer a two-week unconditional return.

If it IS genuine, though, someone got a very rare (and nice!) coin ...
oh well ... there will be others.

I just wonder what would make someone bid this much money on a coin if
the only other things (coins) they bought on eBay went for a couple of
bucks or so...??

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Bob Hairgrove