Can't find this coin...

that Ebay link I just posted said theirs was a replica. hmmmm. @Siberian Man we need your help on the OP coin. thanks.

 

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well the ebay coin was a little different anyway
maybe a weird mistake in the replica?

 

who knows ? calling @Siberian Man hello ? lol he could shed some light on your coin.

 

great find by the way. nice early date too.

 

does you token feal heavy or light??

 

it is a coin not a token and it should weigh 4 grams.

 

i don't have a scale
but i'd guess considerably more than 4 grams
it's weirdly bulged out in the middle on both sides

 

Yes there is a one Kopeck of Elizabeth from 1755, but this is NOT it. On the real 1755 one Kopeck coins the design was the same on both sides, an EP monogram on an eagle with a cloud background. The mintmark at the bottom on one side and the date on the other side. And the weight was 20.5 grams, or a little less than that of an Ike dollar. I can't find that reverse style used anywhere in the Russian series of that era, and that bust of Elizabeth doesn't appear on coins smaller than 1/4 ruble.

This looks like a fantasy piece to me.

 

hmmmm
well i found the reverse style on several different russian coins... but not with that bust
and idk anything about russian coins
if ur right, bummer
but what about the ebay one?

 

The one he said was a replica...it's a replica. Replicas don't have to be of a real coin.

 

Conder101 is correct. I think the real Kopek has the same design on the both sides. and it's not the Elizabeth side either.

 

well what would it be a replica of then lol

 

I am guessing a fantasy piece.

 

@Siberian Man what do you think of the OP coin/token ?

 

Point well taken, I should have said a fantasy piece.

 

It is definitely bad copy of... something (I don't even konw, how to call it). It looks like "mule" of rouble and kopek.

1755 kopek should look very similar to that:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Russia...088061?hash=item3d4239c7fd:g:OlUAAOSwuxFY0cwJ

And rouble from that era is roughly something like that (the portrait type for 1755 would be slightly different, but you get the idea of engraving quality and style):

 

dang
so it's not worth anything?

 

it also looks like it is made of bronze making it look brassy and not like made of copper. it is worth something to the right person just not a lot of money.

 

1 Kopek see the reverse? I was guessing 10 Kopeks from the gold color, but the reverse says 1 Kopek. You'd be wise to note its' diameter & weight too. Only the gold Kopeks from this year have the lady on front. The bronze & copper 1 Kopek coins have a different obverse with same reverse. Some other place including Ali-Express sells copies . https://www.raritetus.ru/stoimost-monet/carskie-monety/elizaveta/med/1-kopejka-1755-novodel-bez-bukv-16232/

 

Perhaps it was meant to deceive the normal person, a magicians coin, but the gold weight and composition. Get it weighed in grams, and acid tested for gold content.