Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CheetahCats, post: 840715, member: 23874&quot;]Hi Ryan.Ginn -</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to Coin Talk!</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I love Imperial Russia coinage and notes!</p><p><br /></p><p>My two cents... and though I do collect Russian specimens, I&#039;m not really an expert by any means, it&#039;s just a sidebar of my hobby... </p><p><br /></p><p>I also read Russian.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps:</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Obverse Translation</u></p><p>Copper Russian Coin</p><p>Pictured: Russian Imperial Eagle</p><p>Five Kopeks</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Reverse Translation</u></p><p>1868 Year</p><p>5 Kopeks</p><p>EM = Ekaterinburg Mint Mark</p><p><br /></p><p>Ekaterinburg once minted Russian coppers, and later it supplied copper planchets to Moscow Mints.&nbsp; It is located in a geographic area that is rich in natural resources, so it was a natural place to have a mint.&nbsp; The Ekaterinburg mint operated from 1727-1876.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are two listings for your specimen on ebay:</p><p><br /></p><p>Ab. F-12</p><p>Buy It Now = 9.50 + 3.00 s/h</p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2FCoin-Russia-1868-EM-Russian-5-kopeks_W0QQitemZ350328193257QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0%3Fhash%3Ditem51913000e9" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2FCoin-Russia-1868-EM-Russian-5-kopeks_W0QQitemZ350328193257QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0%3Fhash%3Ditem51913000e9" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/Coin-Russia-1868-EM-Russian-5-kopeks_W0QQitemZ350328193257QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item51913000e9</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Ab. VG-8: </p><p>Buy It Now = 11.99 + 4.00 s/h</p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2FRussian-Imperial-Copper-Coin-1868-5-kopek-Russia_W0QQitemZ250589223841QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0%3Fhash%3Ditem3a58481ba1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2FRussian-Imperial-Copper-Coin-1868-5-kopek-Russia_W0QQitemZ250589223841QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0%3Fhash%3Ditem3a58481ba1" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/Russian-Imperial-Copper-Coin-1868-5-kopek-Russia_W0QQitemZ250589223841QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a58481ba1</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in