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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8393755, member: 110226&quot;]The color of the coins is probably due to lighting.&nbsp; That would explain the yellowish tint.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Generally the edge designs seem authentic.&nbsp; They have a degree of crudeness that would preclude, I think, any modern copies.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin has a definite lamination on the reverse.&nbsp; Ditto for the second coin, obverse.&nbsp; The third coin seems to have some solder at around 12 o&#039;clock and flan flaws on the reverse.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The Peter II ruble has some crudeness, but that&#039;s not unusual.&nbsp; The obverse actually looks quite nice.</p><p><br /></p><p>The two Elizabeth rubles, 1749 and 1745 look okay, now that I&#039;ve had time to take a closer look today.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You might consider NGC for the TPG service.&nbsp; ANACS doesn&#039;t have the greatest reputation around.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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