Full Version: If Russian copper coins were all this nice...
I got this 2 kopek quite some time ago. Appearently grades like this are somewhat difficult to get hold of. Afterall it's over 170 years ago, I cannot expect too much
Whoa! 
Quite nice. Being a copperhead, these are so tempting... 
That's a nice example of the 2k type.
Does the coin really bulge upward in the center, or is that just an illusion created by the light reflecting from the cellophane of the 2x2 holder?
Does the coin really bulge upward in the center, or is that just an illusion created by the light reflecting from the cellophane of the 2x2 holder?
Grivna1726, that is indeed an excellent obversation.
Indeed it is true that coins minted in Ekaterinburg had such "buldging" issues, but this coin is just ok, other than a slight offstrike, which still existed around that time. I guess it is the bad photography that led to such illusion - the coin is still in its 2x2 holder, which the light reflected off from the plastic.
Here are two larger pictures:
Indeed it is true that coins minted in Ekaterinburg had such "buldging" issues, but this coin is just ok, other than a slight offstrike, which still existed around that time. I guess it is the bad photography that led to such illusion - the coin is still in its 2x2 holder, which the light reflected off from the plastic.
Here are two larger pictures:
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