1755 Silver Coin. Unable To Identify. Commemorative, Counterfeit?

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Jug New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 01:18 am I discovered this coin in a bag of assorted world coins. The dates were mostly early 1900's but this one caught my eye. It looks and feels like real silver. It is none magnetic and has the distinctive silver pinging sound when its dropped. I'm wondering if the coin could really be from 1755, or is it some sort of commemorative coin. Any insight is appreciated. Edited by Jug 11/22/2017 01:19 am Report this Post to the Staff

bd251 Pillar of the Community United States 1842 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 01:38 am to CCF. It looks like its a Russian Ruble https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces26988.html What are the size and weight? Edited by bd251 11/22/2017 01:40 am Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 02:15 am The diameter (in millimeters) and weight in grams will help. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 11/22/2017 02:16 am Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 02:53 am The design is that of a Russian rouble as said above, but it appears to be a modern fake consistent with the stuff coming out of Eastern Europe. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 07:58 am Unfortunately, . Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188660 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 10:38 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Jug New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 11:53 am It weighs 26.2g. I don't have a way of accurately measuring the diameter. If it is a counterfeit it is nicely done. It has a worn appearance that is just right. I Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 12:42 pm Weight isn't too far off, but I agree that it is probably counterfeit. Counterfeiters usually make their coins look worn, but they also make sure that all details are present to not hurt their bottom line too much. On a genuine coin with this level of wear, I would expect for some of the lettering or the wing feathers to be worn flat, but they aren't. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 7:08 pm It's clearly wrong. This particular type of coin was not struck in a collar so it would not have looked perfectly round. Again just because it's not magnetic does not mean that it's silver. It could be struck in nickel copper. 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
1c5d7n5m Pillar of the Community Belgium 1185 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 06:30 am looks like a numismatic fraud, produced recently for the growing internet coin collectors market Report this Post to the Staff
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