1883 Russia Ruble Y43 - Fake/Counterfeit Or Authentic?

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jeffbuckes Pillar of the Community United States 834 Posts	Posted 07/23/2025 10:19 pm Recently acquired an 1883 Russia ruble as part of a collection. See example here: https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide...duid-1538611 Condition is F/VF. Color and details look right, non-magnetic, passes the ping test, but coin is overweight. Per NGC, coin should be 20.73 gams Wondering what is an acceptable tolerance for weight variation on these or similar rubles from that era? PS: Not posting pics (yet) because I don't want to prejudice any replies. Report this Post to the Staff

Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6525 Posts	Posted 07/24/2025 06:25 am Quote: but coin is overweight. How much overweight? Report this Post to the Staff
jeffbuckes Pillar of the Community United States 834 Posts	Posted 07/24/2025 07:47 am Quote: How much overweight? I could tell you, but that would defeat the purpose of my post... ;) Wondering if there is a "known" / "preexisting" acceptable range for under/over on 19th century rubles... Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 07/24/2025 07:54 am These were struck with pretty high standard. Overweight in VF is just odd especially in late 1800s. I own quite a few Russian rubles and don't recall overweight silver. I suspect something fishy. 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
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1883 Russia Ruble Y43 - Counterfeit Or Authentic?