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I have this one. Ugly Patina, but sharp detail.

Sigi, I was looking at your website collection again.. always enjoyable. Your photography is excellent! I notice the variants in the 1802 EM type eagle feathers. Also quite interesting.

Yeah.. Moscow has a big outbreak and is shut down. Same here. I am near Boston, but away from the city. Hopeful for the BS to be over with. I have no work. I hope you both get your coins soon!

I did not bid (should have!) There were some very nice grade coppers there. I sure hope some of the folks here did well!

Looks like hammer price was 400 Euros... You were right on, Sigi! Any luck?

This one looks very nice... but sadly I am not buying any treasure these days! Will be curious to see the result.

Im still looking for an 1802 KM 5K one year type bird! Any number of feathers is ok! ☺️

Of course, Markov is a worthwhile resource, having auctioned a Constantine Ruble in The New York Sale several years ago. Jim Elman, World Wide Coins of California, is another long time Numismatist and dealer, and has been very active in the Russian Numismatic Society. He has sold many famous collections such as those of Brekke, RW Julian, and many others. He has seen it all. Perhaps more than Markov. He is in Santa Rosa California. I can pm to you his tel. and email.

Any update on an English language edition?

Hi resolution photos, please. Nothing more to be said without photos, im afraid.

I have been enjoying some youtube videos lately. Sergey is quite an entertaining Vlogger. His walks around St Petersburg are great light hearted narated sightseeing. He travels all over Russia. This video is from a conference of vloggers in the Urals, where he encounters a group of women displaying Bashkir culture. They are wearing traditional Bashkir dresses, handed down generations, each with an impessive collection of silver coins. Skip to 7:25 to see!

This could be a fascinating missing link in history! Did your father buy this from a little old Russian lady by the name of Anastasia Nikolaevna?

Nothing to add regarding the variant. Been looking at the pics. But the color, as Sigi writes, makes me suspicious. The aging appears artificial, and bright copper high spots seem too red. Could just be the image, of course. Reminds me of a very nice 1802 EM 5K I bought from a European ebay seller many years ago, similar coloring and apparent grade. Once in hand, an obvious copy. No pics, sorry. Sent it back.

Hey Sigi, It doesnt hurt to ask! 😀

с новым годом!

ohh.. come on Sigi! You wouldnt mind sifting through for rarities, on the one in a million chance!

That 1757 has a lot of wonderful detail from both coins! Very nice!

Welcome Swedishcopper. Interesting to learn these are hunted for by Russian and Swedish specialists. Of course! I would think the Avesta 5 kopeck is another coin of interest to you! I picked this 1k up on ebay long ago for a bargain.

Catalog pages you linked show results from past auctions, and one upcoming auction. I have no comment on authenticity or grade.

I vote for 1712, but regardless, its a nifty error brokage. Looks to me like BI

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I wonder if the gender of the various eagle designs has been researched. It is well known that among birds of prey, including the (single headed) Eagle, the female is typically larger than the male of the species. Perhaps the same characteristic is true for our Imperial 2 headed friend. If so, how to tell?