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ncbuckeye New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 10:30 am I recently inherited some coins most of which I could readily identify. However, this coin was included and I do not have a clue as how to identify it or its composition. It is fairly heavy and thick and obviously not a very decent representative. Could someone lead me in the right direction to identify it? Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Edited by ncbuckeye 01/19/2013 10:32 am Report this Post to the Staff

Windchild Pillar of the Community Canada 1411 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 10:32 am Report this Post to the Staff
Windchild Pillar of the Community Canada 1411 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 10:33 am It is Russian from 1763 Report this Post to the Staff
ncbuckeye New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 10:37 am Wow! Thanks windchild. Now I know why I could not find anything on the internet about it. I tried British and Spanish - I never thought about Russian. Now I have a lead! With your help, windchild, I was able to quickly find references to it. Saved me lots of time! Edited by ncbuckeye 01/19/2013 10:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
Windchild Pillar of the Community Canada 1411 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 11:23 am A few examples of other dates: https://goccf.com/t/139197 and https://goccf.com/t/139102 Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 11:26 am Yep, that's the two-headed eagle with scepter and orb of the House of Romanov! Report this Post to the Staff
aiglet7 Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 2:56 pm Imperial Russia, Empress Catherine II, the Great (1762-1796), Moscow mint, 1763. It is hard to tell the denomination as underneath the mint mark, where the denomination should show, the coin has either been damaged or it is an 'overstrike'. Also, to the left of the spread eagle there appears the letter 'K' which, again, gives the impression that this coin may have been struck over another. This was apparently a common practice in the years 1763-67. There are CCF members much more knowledgeable than I am on this subject and they may possibly be able to offer their opinion. a Report this Post to the Staff
jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 4:14 pm Overstrike.Look to the right of the right wing on the eagle, you can see the undertype partially. Report this Post to the Staff
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