Authentic 1796 5 Kopek Cipher Series Russian Novodel, or Fake?

Tomthecoinguy

I have in my possession a 1796 5 Kopek from the Cipher series. It is owned by a client of mine that inherited it from someone that spent time in Germany in the 1950's.

If authentic this would be official Russian Novodel, minted in the 1890's or earlier. Please share your thoughts on its authenticity.

Also, does anyone know any Russian Novodel experts that would be willing to share there expertise?

The coin weighs 31 grams, here are some pictures.

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DorkGirl

Nice pics.

Tomthecoinguy

Anybody know an expert on Russian Novodel?

amwldcoin

I have owned quite a few Russian Novodels. While not 100% I'm pretty sure your coin is not genuine. In fact...I'll have to dig...but I think I own a copy that matches yours.