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1727 Russian Polushka - How To Authenticate?

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Russian coins are mostly right out of my wheel house, especially anything this old.

I've had a fairly quick look around to try and figure out how to confirm this is a copy. I see quite a lot of variety among the copies, and nothing seems to align with this. And neither do the real ones. I know there will be variety among fakes, but is there variation in the genuine ones?

I've had this and a number of other 18th century Russian pieces for at least a decade, but I don't know where they are this moment, so this is as good as it gets in terms of photos for now.

Yes, verdigris sucks.

Thanks.

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this is as good as it gets in terms of photos for now.


Pics are fine. How about a diameter and weight though?
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Pics are fine. How about a diameter and weight though?



Good question, Spence. I had a sudden epiphany on where this (and my other old Russian pieces) might be. So this polushka is 2.8 grams and 19.6 mm diameter.

Might post one or two of the others now, too.
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