1731 5 Kopeks (Contemporary Counterfeit?)

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MaximillianMike Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 06/27/2024 8:30 pm This 1731 5 Kopeks is 30mm and 17.7g which would be within tolerance of a genuine example. The issue is that there were no 1731 5 kopeks struck that year only denga's and palushkas. My hunch is that this is a contemporary counterfeit and I know that contemporaey counterfeits were struck in Sweden and occasionally turn up, all considered rare. I am not sure if this is one of those but I wanted to share it here for other opinions on it. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Nytik New Member Russian Federation 15 Posts	Posted 07/01/2024 1:46 pm I don't recall any information that swedes imitated this particular type of coin. This one could be also a local russian counterfeit, judging by its crude manufacture. I don't like it's obvioulsy artifical toning, though. The resolution of image is not sufficient enough, so I would not exclude the possibility that the coin could be a modern counterfeit Report this Post to the Staff
MaximillianMike Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 07/03/2024 10:52 am Nytik, thanks for the reply. The pictures are what I had at the time. I have the coin in hand now and the patina doesn't appear to be artificial to me. I also haven't removed modern counterfeit as an option yet but that is mainly because I just don't know enough to make a determination. The more obvious signs of modern counterfeits I am used to seeing are largely absent from this one. Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 07/03/2024 1:33 pm I cannot say what this is, but it is not the Swedish 5 kopek counterfeit. That was dated 1787 and looks like this: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces185915.html Report this Post to the Staff
MaximillianMike Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 07/03/2024 1:56 pm Erafjel, Thanks for sharing that, any discussion I have found otherwise about Swedish counterfeits leads to broken links, so it's good to see that. Thanks again. Report this Post to the Staff
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