Ian Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 These are very three dimensional coins and generally in the higher grades, so they don't scan particularly well. Much better in the flesh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Bad competition that I have Well done Ian! I don't even have a AM coin! Those 5 kopek monsters heavy so much that I bet having 5 is already quite something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 I don't have any AM's either. Most of the dozens of them I have are from Ekaterinburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tane Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Wonderfull coins! I have way too few of these Need to get more. But I have one from Anninsk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Outstanding coins. So tempting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Outstanding coins. So tempting! The ones from Anninsk are usually found (when you can find them that is) in higher grades. They just don't appear to have seen the same degree of circulation as the EM equivalent dates. No copper collection is complete without at least one of these hefty substitute ice hockey pucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Of course, AM coins didn't get much circulated as the mint was only opened from 1789-1798, which is awfully short. Hence such coins are often in decent grades, as well as they did not manage to get much circulation. Not to forget, the copper hockey pucks were domonationed by the Ekaterninburg copper industry. On the other hand, there are two more "mysterious" mints, which are KM and TM. KM is a mint in Suzun, which operated from 1766 - 1847, which struck siberian copper coins. And of course, without saying much, the legendary mint TM, Tauric Mint in Pheodosia minted coins in just two years, which is 1787 and 1788. Sadly that mint was closed down as quality from that mint was too poor to be accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 I particularly like the Anninsk mint because its output is contemporaneous with the french revolution and the rise to power of Napoleon. Thanks for the data concerning Tauric. I've come across the Siberian pieces already and have one or two somewhere but Dave's collection of these would beat mine hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 No copper collection is complete without at least one of these hefty substitute ice hockey pucks. I do not even collect copper (with certain exceptions) and I had to get one of these! My silver crowns are a bit jealous of it though. (mind you, mine is E.M.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 I like the TM coins because they were minted in Ukraine. Crimea to be precise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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