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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gxseries, post: 2360352, member: 4373&quot;]I&#039;m not too sure if you are aware that there is a literature published on this matter. I cannot remember it off the top of the head (maybe Uzdenikov?) but it is well known that early Russian copper coin in particular Siberian coins actually had higher traces of silver and gold. Main source of Siberian raw material (ore) came from the Urals. Hence this is the reason why Siberian copper coins had different weight standard compared to the rest of Russian coinage. </p><p><br /></p><p>It also depends how extensive you want to take this - there is also a literature on Sadagura coin (1772 - 1774) which was struck on captured Turkish gun metal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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