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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 4572421, member: 102103&quot;]Day 89:&nbsp; Russia, 20 Kopeks, 1861</p><p>C.П.Б. = St. Petersburg Mint</p><p><br /></p><p>The wear on this one looks a bit odd compared to one in better condition like <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces16990.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces16990.html" rel="nofollow">this</a></p><p><a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces16990.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces16990.html" rel="nofollow">one</a> on Numista.&nbsp; I&#039;m hoping it&#039;s not a fake, though I don&#039;t know why anyone would</p><p>fake one in this worn condition.&nbsp; The high points especially on the obverse look </p><p>almost squished out as if it had been placed under something heavy.&nbsp; Since this </p><p>is unpackaged, I must have bought it some time ago for not much over silver.&nbsp; I&#039;m </p><p>hoping it&#039;s just suffered from honest wear, but with coins from Russia (though </p><p>purchased in the US), it&#039;s good to be particularly skeptical.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132084[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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