Graded by NGC as genuine. This is a thick coin so I excluded a photo of the side of the slab to show it. It’s also heavy. I don’t collect foreign coins but this one just called out my name so I bought it.
These are fun. I need to stock up on some more for my giveaway "free store". They're so chunky and impressive- and affordable. And the edge design and designs in general are cool. They've got ... character. Used to be you could get 'em for $10-20 each in pick bins, but now they seem to be more than that. I will have to keep an eye out for some when I go to the FUN show in January. I wonder what they'd cost in a pick bin nowadays. Here's a big fat ten-kopeck Russian copper from Siberia, under Catherine the Great. A bit scarcer than the usual Russian 5K "whopper coppers". This coin is in a standard sized NGC slab- but barely fits, and the plastic bulges a bit in the middle. Since I do not do coins in oversized holders (due to limitations with the boxes in my safe deposit lockbox), this is the largest coin in my collection.
I really like these coins. Up until recently I had the top graded set at NGC but someone else topped me this year. Guess I have some work to do to catch up. My set is more complete, they are just choosing to chase higher grades. https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/196284/
Wow. There are some really handsome coins in there. Even the “details” coins I saw had superior eye appeal! Definitely a cut above the typical pick bin pieces I’m more accustomed to seeing.
