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Valued Member
United States
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I have this coin I just found and it is pretty worn.....maybe someone here can identify it...The obverse has the outline of an eagle with his wings pointing down and facing to the right and the reverse I can make out a 2 and what looks like a B O.....its tooo worn to get a good pic..it is made of copper and is about a 1/4 inch thick?   Edited by Sap
06/15/2008 04:27 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Beats me...but that chunk of copper is worth at least a quarter!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thats a russian coin youre holding the first pic upside down. That is the Russian seal with a two headed bird. What kind of russian coin I dont know.
Edited by Double Mint
06/11/2008 9:52 pm
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 United States
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I also see the Russian eagle.
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Valued Member
 United States
405 Posts |
LoL....guess I was holding it upside down...THanks guys,At least now I have somewhere to start... I kept telling people the Eagle was holding his wings down.....what a nit  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks to 1913-V,I have finally figured out what it is...I believe it to be an early 1800s 2 kopek coin that someone hammered around the edges to give it a thicker look..why they would do that,I have no idea
Edited by Mr Finger
06/11/2008 11:48 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Russian copper Kopek. Pretty messy though.
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Valued Member
Australia
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Yeah, not much of it left... COULD be a mid 19th Century Russian Kopeken, OR a Polish 3 Grozse (1817-1840-ish), OR an Austrian 1/2, 5/10th or 1 Kreuzer (1851-1890-ish); all those guys used a similiar two headed adler, brandishing a sword in the talon on the Right (left side as you look at the coin) on various coinage.
I guess, looking at its condition, its whatever of those you'd like it to be! :)
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Australia
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Given the thickness (even taking into account the edge has been "thickened" by spooning), and assuming the "2" he can make out isn't imaginary, I'd say it's a Russian Empire 2 kopeks, early 1800's. Something like this one. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Valued Member
United States
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Sap..I believe that is the right coin.....I can vaguely make out the "2" with a "KO" below it,I can also see the outline of the crown above the 2....I wish I could show it to you but,the camera doesn't pick it up well...
Thanks Guys
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. Edited by gxseries
06/19/2008 01:45 am
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United Kingdom
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How can this coin be so worn with that thick rim? Was the rim originally thinner?
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Australia
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Was the rim originally thinner? Yes. Click on the link in my previous post to see what they should look like. And we can't blame it on "mechanical damage", like you sometimes see on modern coins used overmuch in slot machines or caught in a tumble drier, because such things weren't around in the 1830's. Someone, for reasons unknown, has deliberately "spooned" the rim of this coin, widening it. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Place that coin on some RR tracks. Should fix it right up.....  |
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Posted 06/11/2008 8:17 pm
