Russian Silver Ruble 1743 ...... Please Help Verify

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gunstar New Member Australia 31 Posts	Posted 04/23/2017 04:17 am Hi everyone! I need help with this coin.... I need to verify if this is real? It weighs a little over 26 grams. Non magnetic... Ping test OK.... What do you guys think? Thanks a bunch! Report this Post to the Staff

Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 04/23/2017 1:35 pm Your example is actually slightly overweight. If genuine, in this condition we'd be talking about a coin worth $1,000+, and given that, it's worth faking in the correct .800 silver composition and paying attention to duplicating the correct edge style. See: https://www.NGCcoin.com/price-guide...duid-1538453 However, the details of the portrait match up poorly (note particularly the "pointy" nose on yours, also the thinner hair with a space between it and her shoulder). Other variances abound if you look closely. Even though varieties do exist, based upon the degree of these observed stylistic discrepancies, I'll opine with a high degree of confidence that this one's a modern numismatic forgery. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 04/23/2017 2:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
gunstar New Member Australia 31 Posts	Posted 04/23/2017 4:20 pm Thanks for the info Lucky Cuss...... it's a good thing I didn't pay too much for this one! Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 04/23/2017 4:31 pm Not genuine - details are just wrong and it's too circular. (technology back then could not strike perfect coins) My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
cara Valued Member Uruguay 217 Posts	Posted 04/24/2017 12:18 pm I do not know about this kind of coin, but that golden patina is a red flag for me. I have seen it in most modern numismatic forgeries, it is like artificially made. Report this Post to the Staff
coinworldtv Pillar of the Community Austria 566 Posts	Posted 04/24/2017 2:22 pm Gxseries - I agree, there is much on this coin which we do not see on old ones. An old-fashioned pictoral comparison does it here. Report this Post to the Staff
gunstar New Member Australia 31 Posts	Posted 04/24/2017 4:04 pm Greetings to All.... Thanks for your comments and opinions. It has been an education! Again Thanks..... Cara, gxseries! Report this Post to the Staff
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