Finally picked up another Russian coin........big copper

coinsarefun · March 21, 2009 1:11PM

I haven't picked up anything Russian for quite some time now

Went to a local coin dealer and saw this lonely Russian 5 Kopecks.
Not the highest grade but couldn't resist this HUGE chunk of copper

btw, its very difficult to shoot an image of this one......not sure why though

Stefanie

I also think I need to let it soak in some mineral oil for a while as well. It also seams porous to me, what do you guy's say?

zeebob · March 21, 2009 1:16PM

Great piece. How big is the coin?

I love copper. Very nice color.

coinsarefun · March 21, 2009 1:35PM

<< <i>Great piece. How big is the coin?

I love copper. Very nice color. >>

A wee bit larger than an Ike Dollar and very think also

Stefanie

zeebob · March 21, 2009 1:58PM

You have Ike sized copper? I AM jealous! I gotta keep my eyes open for something like that. Imagine what it must have been like to carry the think new. I wonder what you could have bought with it.

coinsarefun · March 21, 2009 2:04PM

<< <i>You have Ike sized copper? I AM jealous! I gotta keep my eyes open for something like that. Imagine what it must have been like to carry the think new. I wonder what you could have bought with it. >>

That's exactly what I said as I was buying it.........WOW, think of what you were able to buy
with this big hunk of copper, although...probably not much in Russia

But a very awesome piece of copper

Stefanie

BCNumismatics · March 21, 2009 4:32PM

Stefanie,
That is one very nice Czarist Russian 5 Kopecks that you have got there.This coin was struck at the Ekaterinburg Mint.

The Siberian coins are very difficult to find.

Aidan.

JoesMaName · March 22, 2009 11:34AM

You got a nice one there.
Great coins to collect, big as an Ike and two and a half times thicker.
As Mr Dundee would say.
"Now that's a coin"

Only problem is protecting them - too big for any safe holder I know of
and forget slabbing!

Finally picked up another Russian coin........big copper

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