1852 5 Kopek Russian Coin BM Mintmark Real?

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2rtgah678 Valued Member Canada 291 Posts	Posted 08/28/2022 02:11 am So I have no idea about russian coins but I found this coin and the seller is asking 30 bucks for it, and ive looked online and seen that the BM mint mark is rarer but from the other coins ive seen the mint mark has looked larger and a little different. so what I'm kinda asking is if its legit. thanks Edited by 2rtgah678 08/28/2022 02:12 am Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34402 Posts	Posted 08/28/2022 08:11 am @2rt, can you please post the diameter and weight of this piece? I'd like to compare it against the numista example found here: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces91426.html "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 08/28/2022 08:58 am Does not look right. It's one of those heavily counterfeited 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
2rtgah678 Valued Member Canada 291 Posts	Posted 08/28/2022 3:14 pm I dont have the coin these are just the sellers images, the seller says its 1.3 inches wide so 33mm and from what I see on numista its supposed to be 35.8mm so I'm guessing its a counterfeit Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21603 Posts	Posted 08/28/2022 3:26 pm Also the date is wrong. Confirms it is a counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7940 Posts	Posted 08/28/2022 8:32 pm I agree the date does not look right (see the 2 on this example): https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6430461 Report this Post to the Staff
Slerk Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 1557 Posts	Posted 08/31/2022 12:56 am I don't like the number 2 very much. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7940 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 10:44 am The 5 Kopeck coin struck at the Ekaterinburg (E.M.) mint used this style of 2: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6862592 This gives the possibility that a forger tampered with the mint mark to change the E to a B (explaining the noticed difference in mintmark size). Report this Post to the Staff
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