01-26-2010, 11:37 AM
One well-known dealer (not in New Jersey) has (had?) one at $400 and had another at $230, while if you cross the westward border the price rises to $640. Prices in Ulanbaatar are rather lower, though supplies have declined. Pricing in Russia and China is more unpredictable and each of these sources carries its own set of problems.
I rarely think about prices. An item such as this is usually surrounded by much dealer-generated hype as to how rare it is and they further describe it as the "Uigur script" version, which it isn't, so you should take their descriptions lightly. There were maybe 3000 of this variety awarded and, by Mongolian standards, this is not especially rare. Many came out of the bank when they got a whiff of capitalism and sold off their stocks a few years back.
I rarely think about prices. An item such as this is usually surrounded by much dealer-generated hype as to how rare it is and they further describe it as the "Uigur script" version, which it isn't, so you should take their descriptions lightly. There were maybe 3000 of this variety awarded and, by Mongolian standards, this is not especially rare. Many came out of the bank when they got a whiff of capitalism and sold off their stocks a few years back.
