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Hello Correct, gold coins of Nikolay II period were restrike in Soviet time. There are ways to determine this but one have to be very skilled in being able to see the differences in the portret. It surprise me that NGC could spontaan place this information on the label. Most probably the owner of the coin has specifically asked to do this in order to raise the price. Soviet restrikes are usually not more expensive than normal coins, so this case was rather exceptional

Hi Perfect! 150 $ is too much for the fake. Genuine price idea is between 1000 to 4000 $ depending on condition.

Hi! I have to disappoint you but this a fake. And rather crude fake. I hope you didn't paid too much for it. This is how the genuine Novodel looks like for you to compare

This rouble looks Ok

And here is site who sells modern Chinese copies of Russian and other coins https://coinsmoscow.ru/en__category__rossija-do-1917_ac/

Hello Ian, By saying Chinese souvenir I would not like to say items are really made in China. It is just common wording, however lot of modern fakes come from China. I'm not specialist in fake coins and can't say for sure when do they were made. But it looks specially for 2 first coins that replicas are quite modern. Good online catalog for Russian coins is this one: MDV https://www.m-dv.ru/en/ Regarding you warn coin. This looks much more real then previous. I would say - this one is genuine. However one alwasy need to keep the coin in hands to say for sure.

And this one is also Chinese souvenir. I hop you didn't spent much for these souvenirs.

Same, also Chinese souvenir

Hello Ian, I have to disappoint you, but this looks as Chinese souvenir.

Hello Ian These Siberian 2 kopeks exist as novodel as well. Weight looks to be correct. The inscription on the edge says: "coper Kolyvanskaya" meaning coins are made from copper mined from the Kolyvan mines (in Siberia). To be able to say more need to see the photos.

Who told you this???

Who told you this?

Fake coins donùt have to be made from original patterns, that is why they are fake coins.

Hi! I only can say that this is one more proof that NGC has no real experts in Russian coins. I have seen quite a number of slabbed Russian coins in NGC holders which even visually didn´t look as genuine coins. At the same time NGC refuses to slab coins proved to be genuine with many passes on the auctions. So this slab is not a proof that the coins is genuine. My opinion this is a fake. Or old fake.

Hi, this is 2 Roubles Novodel of Peter I coin, Bitkin 3742 (R2). This type of coins is rare and only exist as Novodel, never have been in circulation, only as trial . But it looks very strange for me that this coin is in so bad condition for a coin, which never have been in circulation? Although it looks similar to genuine I have serieus doubts about this. You may have a look here on examples of this coin https://www.m-dv.ru/catalog/id,4809/prohod.html

You are professional in this type of coins of course! I just ordered you book to get some more knowledge.

This is coverpage of the Uzdenikov´s handbook.

Hello If you take the handbook of Uzdenikov and look at 2 kopecks of Elizabeth period you can see that for SPB mint there are no letters on the coin.

I think it´s very hard to say this not having those 2 different types in your hands. Or you should at least must see a lot of them in the past to be able to see the difference between convex and normal coinage. There are few other such coins with hard to see differences.

A-ha, and now you want to sell it, right?

Hi I use Catawiki.com auction. Site has easy to use interface and auctions are at least every week. So quick and easy to sell.

Good question! It can be they were in circulation.

I do not think those were yefimki. Novodels were stamped on new blanks

Even called Novodels, those coins were made most probably in Ekatherina II period. So wear is normal for them. Novodels were prohibited to make in 1890. At that time most of the original stamps were destroyed.

Hello I have 2 such roubles in my collection: one silver and one copper. The copper one is most rare. It is not described in most of the catalogs. I like these coins very much.