Start of another new set lol... catherine the great 5 kopek hockey pucks..

I blame it all on Lord M... bought one from him quickly became 5.. probably a few more next month. Decided to give these a thread of their own as now in hand they much nicer pieces then i expected.. I got the 4 for $50 (after S/H) So at $12.50 each I think I stole these. last pic shows no 2 the same thickness

 

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and the side view (sorry 10 pic limit on post lol)

 

The one I bought from Lord M has made me want more. I'm practicing restraint at the moment.

 

I tried but after the one I bought off Lord M (the 1782 above)... these were a real bargan lol

 

Good luck nice start.

 

These thick kopeks are some of my favorites. I have a few I still haven't sold. maybe I can get a pic

 

I would love to own a couple of them, but know very little about them, in terms of authenticity.

 

You can get them or pretty cheap.

 

There are fakes around, the edge is a big thing for these coins.

 

yeah not overly expensive and none I've seen actualy what you would call a "clean" coin.. lots of poor strikes, mishaped and cracked planchetes, cuds and what looks like lamination issues. Even the few certified mint state ones I have seen so far show some of these faults.

 

Does anyone know what they call this kind of edge? Thanks.

 

Lord M mentioned the exact term when i called in "Inverse Knurling"

 

I call it reticulated. I'm sure some would just say "security edge" or something.

 

Reticulated / Inverse Knurling. Thanks. I think it's easier to remember "reticulated." Types of edges I now know: Plain, Reeded, Angular Reeded, Ruptured, Lettered, and Reticulated.

 

I like these too. I've been slowly building a date set, not going to get into the mint mark varieties, I've currently got 19 or 20 of them. They made them for 38 years.

 

I've only got one, but I find them fascinating.