extant4cell Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Found interesting 3 kopecks 1843 with letters EW (M upsidedown). I am told that there may be known 1842 3 k with EW as well. Not the best condition, but unusual! W / M: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Fantastic find regardless of condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneG Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Nice coin to have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE MOULDING Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Very nice! I've looked through all the images I have and don't see any others.Some Ms look a little butchered, and possibly recut, but this appears to be a clean W. Great find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Thank you all! Just a lucky find I guess. Yet to receive it in the mail. There are some EN's, but they are most probably the results of recut, as Steve mentioned rightfully. There should be some EW's of 1842, but I haven't seen the pictures yet. If I'll come by one, I'll share with you here. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKB Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 very cute. congrats :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Very nice. Thanks for showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted July 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Thank you. I'll post better images once I get it. It also appears to be a W, not an upside-down M. M's generally have sides "legs" perpendicular to the surface, and the lower point of the middle part of M ("v") doesn't come down to the surface completely, usually only half way or to 2/3 length of M. Looks like it is actually a W or an upside-down V with legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKB Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Well, that is not possible, because they would not have a "W" or "V" punches at the mint. Do not think EM produced any coins with Latin inscription of this size at the time. Could have been "hand cut" during the die repair... But, it could also be a die break that created this effect. Like a "B" instead of "E" on the previous design 5 kop. of 1832 and 1834. I also have a clear 5 kop K.M. of those years some place. (also a die break, of course) It is very hard to talk about such varieties, and determine the exact cause, unless the coin is at least XF+ with original field and no corrosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted July 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Hard to say. I'd wait for better pictures. It would be strange to have W punches at Ekaterinburg mint, but not totally impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 I for one am interested in finding out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 very nice coin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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