I picked up my first Russian coin today. It just caught my eye for some reason...



Date: 1778 AD
Obverse: Double-headed eagle of Imperial Russia, banner with Cyrillic legend
Reverse: Large wreath; inside initials of Catherine II The Great. 1778 on either side of initials surmounted by crown all in wreath
Size: 41.88 mm
Weight: 52.7 grams
Description: An huge, thick bronze with pattern stamped edges


...any good reference sites out there for stuff like this?

Very Nice coin Brian I know that Mrs Orc would like it for her collection LOL so good thing she is away

Well apparently it's not coming. The dealer just emailed me & even though it was still for sale on his site he'd just sold it on his other site.

So I still don't own any Russian coins.

Man that stinks are you going to try to find another?