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« on: February 08, 2009, 05:12:10 PM »
I don't recall where the stamp was. I only remember my father tried to talk the antique dealer down and he said that it was authenic and would not budge on the price. This would have been the early 60's before Nicholas and Alexandra and before much interest in the Tsar's family. My obsession with them used to drive my family crazy and really amused most of my Russian friends. It was small like you said and meant for bracelets or also necklaces. Some of the Russian ladies I knew said that their parents would add a few every Easter. They also said that Lenin's government needed gold and often valued solid gold jewelry over jewels. I don't know how much the price of gold was in 1960 but I was baptized into the Orthodox church in1967 and I remember my baptismal cross which is large and probably close to the same weight cost 35.00.