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denester New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 09/02/2009 08:32 am hi I have a coin I cannot find anything about, it has a double headed bird on one side with upswept wings, and a crown at the top, in its claws it holds a scepter on the left and an orb with a cross on the top on the right, I think the date is either 1318 or 1818, the front of the coin has leaves up both sides and a crown at the top, there is then a 2 and underneath this some writing, which I think is either, greek, russian or roman, underneath this is a K and a backwards N like the russians do, then a line and a small EM, though spending many hours searching, the closest I can come to the bird is one in the holy roman empire, can anyone help solve this for me please. Report this Post to the Staff

swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 09/02/2009 08:37 am denester From the description it sounds like a Russian 2 Kopeck struck in cooper. Check Krause C#118 series. The date is 1818 and the type is fairly common. Krause lists 5 subvarieties - 118.1, 118.2 etc. Most are in the $2 to $10 range unless they are exceptionally well preserved. Edited by swamperbob 09/02/2009 08:40 am Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 09/02/2009 08:54 am Yes, it would look like this (the small "EM" is the mintmark, there's a different one in the photo) Report this Post to the Staff
denester New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 09/02/2009 10:07 am thank you swamperbob and DL20K for your help, I am new to coin collecting and this one was found using a metal detetor in a part of a cliff that had broken away onto a beach at talland bay in cornwall in the uk. There have been a few wrecks in this area in the past and also quite a few were traders, thanks again. Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 09/02/2009 10:15 am denester Welcome to coin collecting. I hope you have fun at it. I began as a kid over 50 years ago and now that I am retired I spend most of my time with my hobby. Report this Post to the Staff
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