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GERMAN STATES (BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG-CALENBURG): 2 MARIENGROSCHEN, 1652. KM51, silver. Grade it as you please, but note the pretty pastel toning.

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INDIA (BRITISH): 1/4 RUPEE, 1862, BU. KM470, .917 silver/.0861 oz. Frosty white and lustrous.

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RUSSIA (IMPERIAL): 1/4 KOPECK (Polushka), 1900, ICG MS66 RB. KM/Y47.1, copper. St. Petersburg Mint. Very small (approx. 12 mm). Lovely sea-green and pink iridescent target toning on obverse.

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RUSSIA (IMPERIAL): 5 KOPECKS, 1763, VG. KM/C59, copper. Big, thick, and chunky. I call 'em "whopper coppers". Quite a striking size difference from the small coin above.

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SWEDEN: 2 SKILLING, 1837, EF+ to AU. KM643, copper. Some rim nicks, but also some traces of original red luster in the devices. Catalogs $130.00 XF (unlisted in higher grade) in the 4th Edition Krause catalog (2004).

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Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

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