alexbq2 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I saw this on eBay (where else?) the other day. It looks like a genuine Siberian 5 kopeeks. Maybe a cast? I can't tell from the scan. But how did they get Fort Ross onto it? And why? Fort Ross being a former Russian colony/trading post, the Siberian money from that period could have made it to California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariba Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I saw this on eBay (where else?) the other day. It looks like a genuine Siberian 5 kopeeks. Maybe a cast? I can't tell from the scan. But how did they get Fort Ross onto it? And why? Fort Ross being a former Russian colony/trading post, the Siberian money from that period could have made it to California. It is a copy for tourists. I saw these at the gift shop at Fort Ross about 5 years ago or so. I think it was $3 a piece or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbq2 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 It is a copy for tourists. I saw these at the gift shop at Fort Ross about 5 years ago or so. I think it was $3 a piece or something like that. Thanks. I thought it was something touristy. Still, a good idea, I'd get one for 3 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariba Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Thanks. I thought it was something touristy. Still, a good idea, I'd get one for 3 bucks. I now recall that the description also said the original (from which the copies were made) coin was found right there at Fort Ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 When I lived in California we used to go up there about once a year or when family came up, and they did sell these things in the gift shop there. They also sold Tsarist paper money for something like $4 each. Allegedly a 5 kopek coin was found there in the 1940's. When my mother was about 7 or 8 she found a dish near the beach there and reported it, and the park people promptly seized it, then it was never seen again in the museum etc. and now I wonder that one of the park people kept it or sold it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbq2 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Allegedly a 5 kopek coin was found there in the 1940's. Thanks, I was wandering if it was based on something they found. I read up on the history of Fort Ross. It was created in 1810 or so, by the colonists from Russian Alaska. To Alaska Russian ships most probably sailed out of Arkhangelsk (my supposition). So the sailors and colonists would be going through and from Siberia, hence Siberian coins would not be unexpected. BTW, there is (was) a whole Russian musical based on the story linked to the creation of that fort. It was really popular in the late 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Even further back in history, (ok, WAY back) it is theorized that native Americans arrived on the continent by walking from Siberia to Alaska during the ice age, when the straight was frozen solid. Even the Incas and Aztecs trace their roots back to Siberia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Thanks, I was wandering if it was based on something they found. I read up on the history of Fort Ross. It was created in 1810 or so, by the colonists from Russian Alaska. To Alaska Russian ships most probably sailed out of Arkhangelsk (my supposition). So the sailors and colonists would be going through and from Siberia, hence Siberian coins would not be unexpected. BTW, there is (was) a whole Russian musical based on the story linked to the creation of that fort. It was really popular in the late 80's. Somewhere in all my junk, I have a set of stamps that I bought in Russia that commemorated something connected with the Fort, they would have been issued in 1990-1991 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbq2 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Even further back in history, (ok, WAY back) it is theorized that native Americans arrived on the continent by walking from Siberia to Alaska during the ice age, when the straight was frozen solid. Even the Incas and Aztecs trace their roots back to Siberia. Ahh, so They brought some Russian money with them!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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