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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Evan8, post: 25279960, member: 74343&quot;]I don&#039;t know much about old Russian coins but I found this one interesting. It was very cheap. I know authentic ones are very expensive, but the seller knew nothing of coins, so I took the risk.</p><p><br /></p><p>1755 Elizabeth Rouble. It is 39mm in diameter, should be 41mm. It weighs 23.94 grams, which is about 2 grams too light. The M on the reverse under the eagle&#039;s leg appears to be in the wrong font as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I found the die clash on the obverse to be interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1613842[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1613843[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And then there is the matter of the edge lettering...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1613844[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1613845[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Lettering isn&#039;t even close to what an authentic example should have. Almost looks like numbering for a limited production.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like I said, I don&#039;t know much about Russian coins so if anyone knows more than me, you are more than welcome to chime in. I also looked into the possibility of a novodel but that doesn&#039;t seem to fit this case either, so most likely just a fake, or maybe a contemporary counterfeit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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