alexbq2 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 I am not saying that this coin is fake, but I have almost no experience with gold coins. Please provide your learned opinions on the authenticity of the following coin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 I have no experience with this type of gold coin, but at a glance, it certainly looks very unusual. The last photo you provided shows an odd relief, but I cannot say for sure. Also, the color of the coin is odd for gold, even old gold. I cannot say for certain, but here are a few photos of real ones to compare. http://www.numismaticsonline.com/gscoins/i.../eagle-main.jpg http://www.coin1.ru/img/Five_roubles_gold_8.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW Julian Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 I am not saying that this coin is fake, but I have almost no experience with gold coins. Please provide your learned opinions on the authenticity of the following coin: It looks normal for a gold coin of this date. Prior to 1845 Russian gold was often poorly struck. The reverse die appears more worn than the obverse which is not unusual for this period. I see nothing to indicate that it is bad. RWJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbq2 Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 It looks normal for a gold coin of this date. Prior to 1845 Russian gold was oftenpoorly struck. The reverse die appears more worn than the obverse which is not unusual for this period. I see nothing to indicate that it is bad. RWJ Thank You. I thought the coin looked Ok, but I asked the current owner of the coin to weigh it in grams, and it came out to only 5.33! More than a gram light. I'm guessing that such violation of the remedium is impossible for a gold coin. Is this a really good fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW Julian Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Thank You. I thought the coin looked Ok, but I asked the current owner of the coin to weigh it in grams, and it came out to only 5.33! More than a gram light. I'm guessing that such violation of the remedium is impossible for a gold coin. Is this a really good fake? The weight given is much too light, even considering the reverse. It is possible that the reverse die was normal, and not worn, but even artificial wear on the reverse would not lighten a coin that much. It still looks normal to me but cannot be genuine given the weight you report. Gold coins were individually weighed at the St. Petersburg Mint and such an error virtually impossible. RWJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-kuna Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 I am not saying that this coin is fake, but I have almost no experience with gold coins. Please provide your learned opinions on the authenticity of the following coin: this five gold rubles does not match either with Georgii Mikhailovich one or MiM catalog's one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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