Ian Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Here's five different dated copper 5 kopek pieces from Anninsk mint The first is dated 1789 and weighs 48.9 grams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 The next is dated 1790 and weighs 49.9 grams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 this one is dated 1791 and weighs 50.5 grams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 next is dated 1792 and weighs in at 52 grams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 this last one is dated 1795 and weighs in at 47.7 grams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigistenz Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Hi Ian, thank you for sharing. Is the 1791 a 1791/0 overdate ? Here is my 1793/2 overdate. Have fun hunting 😀 Sigi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Thanks for making me look closer! it is indeed a 1791/0 overstrike! I'll try experimenting with my scanner to see if i can capture it close up. in the meantime I have to say that the 1793/2 of yours is a real thing of beauty. The overstrike is very clear and prominent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigistenz Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Ian, those are not overstrikes but overdates. Not the whole coin was struck over, only the the cipher "0" was altered on the die. Mostly the overdate is rarer than the plain date. Looking forward to the close up of the date. Cheers, Sigi 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Hi Sigi, Not overly hung up on the semantics involved in that we both mean the same thing ....that being one digit of the date on the host coin has been overstruck using a different digit (normally a higher digit). As an aside, the best example I have in my collection of an overstruck date is a fairly high grade Transylvanian thaler dated 1593/2. I'd post it here but it would be `off topic', this forum being for Russian coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Hi Sigi, here's a scan of the 91/0. The remnant of the 0 is still evident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigistenz Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, Ian said: Hi Sigi, here's a scan of the 91/0. The remnant of the 0 is still evident. Ian, that is indeed a very nice and clear overdate! Congratulations. I'll examine pictures of AM coins closer now. Thank you very much. Sigi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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