Russian Empire 5 Kopeks (1842-48).what In Tarnation Is Going On Here?

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chirrrs Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 02:20 am I came across this sold auction while looking for some comps on Russian 5 Kopeks: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255795364491 Any idea why these went for so much? The same seller had a few other listings of high grade 5 kopeks of that era that all brought top dollar and then some, but nothing like that one. What gives? Report this Post to the Staff

january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5181 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 03:09 am The bottom right 5 kopek, the one from 1842, is not a Russian Empire coin, but a pattern issue for Poland, so rare that Numista doesn't have a photo. I guess the buyers thought they were getting a rare and valuable pattern mixed in with (relatively) normal coins. I'd be doubting that authenticity myself... EDIT: Polish Wikipedia article on the type. Edited by january1may 11/24/2022 03:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
chirrrs Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 04:46 am I had suspected that 5 kopek/10 groszy might have been the one that did it! There were several listings from this seller that brought big money, but this one was the most incredible: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255791937619 I don't know anything about these coins, but if those grades and prices are even remotely accurate, it's full of uncirculated coins grading 65 and above and just a quick summation of the prices I saw would put that collection at around $25k. Who knows how far off that actually is. If you like Russian Empire coinage, this looks like the find and work of a lifetime! If all of that was legitimate, perhaps that pattern is as well. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 05:28 am I would need to see each coin before considering to buy. The listing shows flips which may, or may not have a coin in each of them. Even for an honest seller, showing them as a lot like this makes them almost impossible for a buyer to show up. Would have a better chance with a specialist numismatic public auctioneer, with the best of commercial reputations, and the lot more accurately described, with far more detail. Report this Post to the Staff
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