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Images of my Siberia 10 Kopek

RefremaRefrema Posts: 408
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I just could not resist this one at our local show yesterday. It is large, 47mm diameter, 4 mm thick, and 70 grams. 1781 was the last year of issue, and I just found this coin too good to pass up.
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Hope you enjoy the Images.

Bob
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  • ManMan Posts: 1,002
    I've honestly never seen a coin like this.

    Nice pic and nice pick-up.
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  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    It has a very pelasing look.image
  • gxseriesgxseries Posts: 423
    That's really nice! image

    Jeez, that Siberian 10 kopek is still ligher than my 5 kopek monster coin? image Can't be a Siberian planchet either... must had some serious problem...

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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Nice coin, Refrema! I see this is about as close as you can come to plate money in an "ordinary" coin...image

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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Almost qualifies as a medalimage
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    Holy hunk of copper Batman!!!!

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  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    Wowzers!! Great condition!! Are those expensive in that condition?
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  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    Those should be classified as weapons...imageimage

    Nice surfaces, too!image
  • Kurt4Kurt4 Posts: 492 ✭✭
    Very cool. That would be too good to pass up.
  • RefremaRefrema Posts: 408
    Oldshep--

    I first saw one of these that was not in great condition about a year ago, and have been looking for a really nice one ever since. I saw a few in the 200 to 300 dollar price range, but never one like this one. It is exactly the color shown in the image, and the best one that I have found. It was more than I wanted to pay, ($400) but when you find a great coin, sometimes you have to ignore your plans and just do it. I know that I would have regretted passing it up.

    Thanks for your comments

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  • ShipcoinShipcoin Posts: 1,243
    Really great condition!!image I haven't paid attention on it coin before in all of my Russian Numismatic books, I have image and I should say, that I'm finding it really very attractive!!!

    Congrats, and it looks like it was a very fruitfull Show!! image
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  • gxseriesgxseries Posts: 423


    << <i>Nice coin, Refrema! I see this is about as close as you can come to plate money in an "ordinary" coin...image

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    Mine is still heavier than the Siberian 10 kopek monster... mine weighs 76.4grams... image
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  • gxseriesgxseries Posts: 423


    << <i>Oldshep--

    I first saw one of these that was not in great condition about a year ago, and have been looking for a really nice one ever since. I saw a few in the 200 to 300 dollar price range, but never one like this one. It is exactly the color shown in the image, and the best one that I have found. It was more than I wanted to pay, ($400) but when you find a great coin, sometimes you have to ignore your plans and just do it. I know that I would have regretted passing it up.

    Thanks for your comments

    Bob >>



    Your did an excellent job Bob. Trust me, there aren't too many Siberian 10 kopeks coins that are in that nice grade. image To make matters worse, Russian coins are selling like mad hot cakes. image
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  • gxseriesgxseries Posts: 423


    << <i>Those should be classified as weapons...imageimage

    Nice surfaces, too!image >>



    Anything that weights as heavy or heavier than the Russian 5kopek monster coins should be classified by WMDs... imagine getting hit by 1 ruble worth of those... It's horrible. image
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>Nice coin, Refrema! I see this is about as close as you can come to plate money in an "ordinary" coin...image

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    Mine is still heavier than the Siberian 10 kopek monster... mine weighs 76.4grams... image >>




    I wonder if it was struck on a wrong planchet (but were there even such planchets??). Or maybe a piedfort or pattern?

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  • gxseriesgxseries Posts: 423
    I honestly have no idea. The thickness of this coin easily exceeds 5.5mm-6mm, diameter 4.1cm. But this is the most ridicious 5kopek coin that I have, when the average is supposed to be around 40-50grams. I don't think I have seen any other 5 kopek monster coin that comes even close to 60grams, forget 70grams. image

    That Siberian 5kopek coin is somewhat overweight too, as the normal weight of such is supposed to be around 65.52grams.
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  • skingspanskingspan Posts: 519 ✭✭
    That is a very cool coin, it looked familiar to me so I went and looked at my coppers and noticed I have a smaller version of the coin. This one is 31mm and pretty worn, is it a 5 kopek? Not sure, I don't have an 18th century krause yet. I think the date is 1770, it didn't come out very clear on the scan. I have a bunch of these big chunky copper coins some have verdigris and are pretty worn but they are seriouly large coins.

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  • gxseriesgxseries Posts: 423
    No, that's a 2 kopek. If you have plenty of the exact same kopeks, that is a Siberian kopek. Those are scarcer than the Russian ones. image

    The Siberian ones are noted by their emblem, just like the one that you have on the second image. image
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I sold one last year. It was a nice one, but not quite as nice as yours. image


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