Grinya's profile

Place	Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Languages	English Russian
Member since	8-May-2017
Last access	less than a week ago (approximately)
Collection	4591 coins • 97 countries • 139 issuers (view)
Coins to exchange	3794 (view)
Forum posts	317 (view)
Catalog contributions	47 coins added, 158 years added, 76 coins edited, 93 years edited

What he/she collects

Priorities are:
1) Pre-decimal UK + colonies, Japan, Russia, Finland
2) European pre-euro + colonies + some other countries where I've been.

I don’t collect banknotes (but have some for swap here https://goo.gl/photos/FJjCmffnSwUzMfXz9), stamps and other staff.

Also I don't like proof coins.

What he/she wants

If you want to swap, please ENQUIRE WITH SWAP OFFER, NOT WITH SIMPLE MESSAGE and please BE READY TO SEND REGISTERED OR SEND FIRST.

I usually swap by the value, but can also exchange on the coin for coin basis or make a proposal based just on feeling. I prefer to use Numista values, but also ok to use Krause or NCG prices for evaluation with common sense adjustments of some big mistakes (like coin with Numista rarity index 30+ which costs 0,25).

All my coins are also available for sell. I can also consider selling/swapping coins from the collection.

I collect by type in VF or better. If you have a coin of the same type but different year in better conditions than the one I picked, I’d prefer this coin.

The grades of my coins represent my own opinion. I provide quality phone-made photos of the coins and ready to discuss any reasonable suggestions regarding grading. Please carefully examine them before pressing a confirmation button.

I also expect the quality photos from the swap-partner. I can additionally provide (as well as request) better photos of some high-value coins if needed.

The value of swap should justify shipping costs.

I usually send by tracked letters and expect the same from you. Untracked letters are fully at the responsibility of the sender. There was a couple of untracked letters lost, therefore it is HIGHLY recommended to send to me with a track. Adding a declaration (CN22 form) with the value and neutral description will be also HIGHLY appreciated because I had some problems with Custom when received non-declared letters.

I have to ask you to pack your coins on the way that nobody can understand what is inside; otherwise there is a risk that they will be lost. Please note that it is formally prohibited in Russia to send non demonetized coins by post.

Exchange feedback

Last feedbacks: received - given

	jozefpalik's feedback on 15-Sep-2019 very good collector.thanks for all
	GreatCoins's feedback on 14-Sep-2019 The coins are magnificent, thank you. Highly recommended A+++
	Eureka's feedback on 3-Sep-2019 Perfect communication, perfect shipping and TOP quality coins from Russia with "bonus" coin! 5 stars? No! 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 stars! Reliable Numista member.
	HoosierCTX's feedback on 9-Aug-2019 Awesome deal on some older coins. I will buy again!
	jarka1456's feedback on 5-Aug-2019 Beautiful swap with some rare coins. Recommended
	jarka1456's feedback on 5-Aug-2019 Beautiful swap with some rare coins. Recommended
	Stalevar's feedback on 13-Jul-2019 Thank you for the swap. It was face-to-face swap. All is fine. Thanks for extra coin. :)
	Eureka's feedback on 12-Jul-2019 Another swap and again... perfect communication, perfect shipping and TOP quality coins! Reliable Numista member. 5 BIG stars to Grinya! Let's start a new swap!
	Jojo54000's feedback on 11-Jul-2019 Very good swap, nice communication and fast shipping, i recommend !
	coinsmor's feedback on 20-Jun-2019 Excellent swap and coins !!! Thanks.
	coinsmor's feedback on 20-Jun-2019 Excellent swap and coins !!! Thanks.
	asimov37's feedback on 1-Jun-2019 Nice old coins, thanks for this swap.
	rmj's feedback on 28-May-2019 very good and large swap, great quality of ancient coins (2nd part)
	rmj's feedback on 28-May-2019 very good and large swap, great quality of ancient coins
	Dazhbog II's feedback on 26-May-2019 I'm very pleased with my first trade with Evgeniy and I hope there will be more. My best recommendations.
	Edjsilva's feedback on 24-May-2019 Excellent swap, thank you!
	sangriablanca's feedback on 21-May-2019 and small nice addition to the first swap - also top-rated
	sangriablanca's feedback on 21-May-2019 Everything as discussed: nice coins, safe package, quite quick delivery! Thank you and hope to swap again. Highly recommended!
	Eureka's feedback on 17-May-2019 Another swap and again... perfect communication, perfect shipping and TOP quality coins from Russia! 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 BIG stars to Grinya! Hope we can start a new swap soon!
	Chech's feedback on 10-May-2019 PERFECT! I have never had a bad swap with Evgeniy!
	djfat325's feedback on 26-Apr-2019 Perfect swap! Great coins! Thanks ! Recommended !! Hope to swap again ;)
	esterhazi's feedback on 31-Mar-2019 face to face swap and i can fully recommend this person and his coins....thanks for the coins and the extras..hope for one more
	DJTEO1977's feedback on 28-Mar-2019 5 stars is a poor rate for this great collector. Recommended 100% to all Numista members. Thanks my friend Theodore
	Eureka's feedback on 27-Mar-2019 Perfect communication, perfect shipping and GREAT coins from Grinya in Russia! 5 BIG stars to this Numista member. We have swap before and I hope we can swap again many more times.
	blackarrow's feedback on 19-Mar-2019 Great coins, well packed.
	CassTaylor's feedback on 17-Mar-2019 Very fast shipping, great communication!
	Sjoelund's feedback on 13-Mar-2019 Another very nice swap with Grinya. I'm looking forward to the next!
	cam's feedback on 7-Mar-2019 We met in person. Very reliable collector. It's our second swap and it went perfectly fine. Coins are great and communication is very pleasant. My best recommendations.
	Im D kintas's feedback on 12-Feb-2019 Everything perfect as expected of Grinya
	Ross-ITA's feedback on 9-Feb-2019 Excellent and reliable. Good quality coins.
	escoins's feedback on 4-Feb-2019 Excellent experience! Unique face-to-face swap in a cafe with some beer and interesting talks. I was very happy to meet you personally. Don't forget to contact me if you're in Augsburg again! (I think, I need not mention that the coins are excellent and everything went as agreed)
	PesPoisonFisch's feedback on 1-Feb-2019 I am humbled. What a choice lot of hard to find coins. So patient, and gracious. Strongly recommended for trade. Thank you.
	coinsmor's feedback on 26-Jan-2019 Perfect swap with great coins, thank you very much! My best recommendations!
	coinsmor's feedback on 26-Jan-2019 Perfect swap with great coins, thank you very much! My best recommendations!
	Im D kintas's feedback on 22-Jan-2019 Amazing coins, very good shipping and another swap soon. 5 star well deserved
	egcoincollector's feedback on 13-Jan-2019 Liked the swap, thanks
	fortea54's feedback on 9-Jan-2019 Hola numistas os recomiendo camviar con Grinya mu buen entendimiento rapido y buenas monedas Hi numistas, I recommend you to cam with Grinya, mu good understanding fast and good currencies
	Eureka's feedback on 7-Jan-2019 5 BIG stars to Grinya! Perfect communication, perfect shipping and TOP quality coins! It took some months to receive the coins due to douanne / customs at Lisbon. In the end all was weel. Many thanks. Hope we can swap again soon.
	Chech's feedback on 4-Jan-2019 Truly great swap. I wouldn't be lying if it was my best.
	aleksejpankov's feedback on 3-Jan-2019 Excellent swapper who we discussed a lot of options to agree upon. Nice swap finalized. Would definitely recommend
	Ranko's feedback on 16-Dec-2018 Perfect coins! Good communication. Thank you .
	Szavincent's feedback on 14-Dec-2018 A third swap which is as perfect as the previous ones. Quality and rare coins from russian empire. Hope for the next!
	Szavincent's feedback on 14-Dec-2018 Another great swap with Grinya, involving nice coins. I recommend this friendly collector 5+++
	HerveMonaco's feedback on 12-Dec-2018 Very good swap, I would like to put 10 stars ! Evgenuy is a very good person, very nice coins, to be recommanded for others swap
	coinsmcr's feedback on 11-Dec-2018 Estupendas monedas, fácil negociación y envío rápido y seguro, un gran coleccionista que os recomiendo
	Realdea4's feedback on 10-Dec-2018 Excelente, monedas, un gran trato, volveremos a cambiar otra vez.
	escoins's feedback on 7-Dec-2018 Another good experience with Grinya. He is a fair and friendly collector. A good source for uncommon coins. Absolutely recommended!
	robertmx's feedback on 27-Nov-2018 very fast delivery looking forward to the next swap
	rmj's feedback on 24-Nov-2018 Very good swap with Evgeniy, nice old Russian coins
	escoins's feedback on 15-Nov-2018 Great swap with several old and rare coins. Very freindly and fair negotation, safe packaging. Absolutely recommended. Thank you!

View all feedbacks

	Feedback about jozefpalik on 15-Sep-2019 Easy and quick trades, thank you!
	Feedback about MicheleTN on 22-Aug-2019 This was my biggest swap on Numista. Very clear and easy communication, safe package and nice coins. Hope to swap again!
	Feedback about MicheleTN on 22-Aug-2019 This was my biggest swap on Numista. Very clear and easy communication, safe package and nice coins. Hope to swap again!
	Feedback about HoosierCTX on 9-Aug-2019 Quick and easy deal, everything perfect!!!
	Feedback about Eureka on 8-Aug-2019 One more perfect swap with Nuno. Look forward to the next one!
	Feedback about GreatCoins on 8-Aug-2019 Perfect swap with Andre. Clear and respectfull communications, nice rare coins, safe package! Highly recommended!
	Feedback about CassTaylor on 7-Aug-2019 We agreed on the swap with the value I think $100+. When I gave my address I clearly asked CassTaylor to send registered. Additionally it was a clear statement in my profile that in case of non-registered letters a counterparty must send first. I sent registered. After this CassTaylor claimed that she had sent coins with non-registered letter. The coins have never arrived [I know that CassTaylor will reply that she has a statement in her profile that she doesn't send registered, but she was the first who requested a swap + I'm 99% sure that this statement appeared there only after our swap + ... see below] I requested for compensation, CassTaylor promised to send some coins with the value similar to the value of those on the swap minus the cost of registered letter. But I received some very simple coins with overall value of 2-3 dollars max (some simple pre-euro, modern USA 5-10 cents, modern Moldova, some holed and bad-conditions aluminum replicas of something and one token)... I think that this is enough to make such rating. I also suppose that the first letter has been never sent because the price for sending the second (registered) letter was written on the envelope and it was quite low, according to the web-site of Honk-Kong Post the difference between registered and non-registered letters is about a couple of dollars. Therefore, it was not truth what she said about the price, it was not truth what she said about a compensation + She was previously accused in unfair things on Numista forum: https://en.numista.com/forum/topic84552.html I HIGHLY recommend in case you want to have a swap with CassTaylor to request to send first and to send by registered letter. Reply from CassTaylor on 7-Aug-2019 Hello, I do not live permanently in Hong Kong and I am not familiar with the postal fees here- the cost of tracked shipping I cited initially was that of DHL Express, not the Hong Kong Post Office. My host agreed to send the second package for me at the Hong Kong Post Office, and had I known the price difference at the Post Office at the time I would almost certainly have agreed to send tracked. And indeed, the disclaimer in my profile appeared after we confirmed our swap, after another member had not received my coins, so that other swap partners living in countries with similarly unreliable post (see my review from VintageCoin) would not waste their time offering me swaps. Note how I have not received similar swap complaints sending unregistered to countries such as France, Italy or Germany, but only to Russia and North Macedonia. Finally, I mentioned SPECIFICALLY that the compensation coins would NOT be of the same value as the coins you initially selected- and you agreed, saying "something is better than nothing". I'm sorry to hear my first coins were lost, and I take the blame for not listening when you first insisted I send tracked, hence why I agreed to compensate you at all, out of sympathy- but I cannot in good conscience agree with the rest of your belligerent assessment.
	Feedback about jarka1456 on 23-Jul-2019 Easy and friendly communications, quick shipping, safe package and high quality coins. Thank you! Highly recommended!
	Feedback about jarka1456 on 23-Jul-2019 Easy and friendly communications, quick shipping, safe package and high quality coins. Thank you! Highly recommended!
	Feedback about Stalevar on 16-Jul-2019 Nice small hand-to-hand swap. Thank you!
	Feedback about coinsmor on 11-Jul-2019 Great swap as usual. Thank you!
	Feedback about coinsmor on 11-Jul-2019 Great swap as usual. Thank you!
	Feedback about Jojo54000 on 8-Jul-2019 Nice coins, safe package. Thank you!
	Feedback about Chech on 13-Jun-2019 Quite a long, but successful swap. Nice coins, thank you!
	Feedback about Eureka on 9-Jun-2019 Everything perfect as usual. Thank you!
	Feedback about Dazhbog II on 28-May-2019 Quick and honest negotiations, nice coins and safe package. Thank you. Highly recommended!
	Feedback about rmj on 28-May-2019 Quite large and interesting swap. Clear and honest negotiations, nice coins. Thank you. Hope to swap again. Highly recommended!
	Feedback about rmj on 28-May-2019 Quite large and interesting swap. Clear and honest negotiations, nice coins. Thank you. Hope to swap again. Highly recommended!
	Feedback about sangriablanca on 21-May-2019 and small nice addition to the first swap - also top-rated!
	Feedback about sangriablanca on 21-May-2019 Everything as discussed: nice coins, safe package, quite quick delivery! Thank you and hope to swap again. Highly recommended!
	Feedback about Edjsilva on 17-May-2019 Perfect swap! Very nice coins, safe package, quick delivery. Hope to swap again! Highly recommended!
	Feedback about Eureka on 29-Apr-2019 One more nice swap with Nuno. Everything perfect as usual, thank you!
	Feedback about asimov37 on 5-Apr-2019 nice coins, safe package, everything as agreed. thank you!
	Feedback about djfat325 on 3-Apr-2019 Quick and easy communication, safe package and nice coins. Thanks for the bonus!
	Feedback about esterhazi on 3-Apr-2019 This was our second swap, this time face-to-face. If you are in Athens, I'll highly recommend you to swap in person in the restaurant because Babis is not only a serious collector, but a perfect chief!))
	Feedback about Eureka on 3-Apr-2019 The second swap with Nuno. Very pleasant and clear communications, nice coins and safe package. thank you for the bonus. Hope to swap again soon!
	Feedback about DJTEO1977 on 28-Mar-2019 Very pleasant communication and nice coins. Hope to swap again in person in future:) Thank you, Theodore!
	Feedback about robertmx on 14-Mar-2019 5 stars to Robert and 2 stars for Post. I's been taken 4 month for the coins to arrive, but finally I received them! They were well-packed, everything as agreed. Hope to swap again.
	Feedback about Sjoelund on 7-Mar-2019 Nice swap, thank you. Pleasant communication, safe package, nice coins!
	Feedback about cam on 7-Mar-2019 Perfect hand-to-hand swap in St. Petersburg. Clear, easy and pleasant communication both online and offline, also nice coins. Hope to swap again soon.
	Feedback about blackarrow on 28-Feb-2019 Nice coins, safe package, everything as agreed. Thank you!
	Feedback about Im D kintas on 12-Feb-2019 Everything perfect, thank you!
	Feedback about Ross-ITA on 8-Feb-2019 Quick and easy trade, thank you!
	Feedback about escoins on 3-Feb-2019 Perfect hand-to-hand swap together with some beer and talk!! Thank you for travelling 50 km especially to performing it! And special thanks for the very nice coins!
	Feedback about Im D kintas on 22-Jan-2019 Quick and easy swap, quite interesting new format for me. Wish to repeat asap))
	Feedback about PesPoisonFisch on 21-Jan-2019 Everything perfect, thank you!
	Feedback about egcoincollector on 13-Jan-2019 Very nice couns, thank you!
	Feedback about coinsmor on 11-Jan-2019 a small additional swap, also 5 stars!
	Feedback about coinsmor on 11-Jan-2019 Open and fair negotiations, safe package and nice coins. thank you!
	Feedback about fortea54 on 11-Jan-2019 Everything perfect, thank you!
	Feedback about Chech on 11-Jan-2019 Good swap, thank you!
	Feedback about aleksejpankov on 10-Jan-2019 Superb communication, clear and fair approach to evaluation and finally nice hand-to-hand swap. Thank you! Highly recommended.
	Feedback about Realdea4 on 27-Dec-2018 Nice coins, safe package, easy agreement. Some of the coins sent weren't those we agreed, but they were changed to the other and finally a balance is ok! Ready to swap again.
	Feedback about Szavincent on 17-Dec-2018 And one more perfect swap. Thanks
	Feedback about Szavincent on 17-Dec-2018 Nice coins, safe package as usual. Perfect swap. thanks
	Feedback about coinsmcr on 12-Dec-2018 thank you!
	Feedback about Ranko on 9-Dec-2018 Thanks for the coins and bonus!
	Feedback about HerveMonaco on 8-Dec-2018 Quick and easy communication, nice coins and safe package. Thank you for the bonus!
	Feedback about escoins on 6-Dec-2018 Perfect second swap. Clear and fair communication, nice coins, safe package. Highly recommended.
	Feedback about rmj on 23-Nov-2018 Clear and open negotiations, safe package and nice coins. Thank you. Highly recommended!