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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 6598853, member: 10461"]<b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Russia (Siberia): copper 10-kopeks of Catherine the Great, 1781-KM, Suzun mint</font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1266006[/ATTACH] </font></font></b></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse: </b>crowned "E II" monogram of Empress Ekaterina II within wreath, "K/M" mintmark. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> СИБИРСКАЯ ∙ МОНЕТА ∙ + ∙ / ДЕ / СЯТЬ∙ / КОПѢ / 1781 (Translation: "<i>Siberian coin, Ten <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopek#origins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopek#origins" rel="nofollow">Kopeks</a></i>"); inscription in crowned <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartouche_(design)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartouche_(design)" rel="nofollow">cartouche</a>, flanked by two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable" rel="nofollow">sables</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> Ekaterina (Catherine) II ("<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great" rel="nofollow">Catherine the Great</a>"), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_all_the_Russias" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_all_the_Russias" rel="nofollow">Empress of Russia</a> (1762-1796).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> Standards for this issue: Copper, 65.5 g, 45 mm diameter, 4 mm thick, medal alignment (↑↑), diagonally reeded edge. Struck at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzun" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzun" rel="nofollow">Suzun</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia" rel="nofollow">Siberia</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/3067920-005/40/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/3067920-005/40/" rel="nofollow">NGC XF40</a>, cert. #3067920-005.</font></font></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Reference: </font></font></b><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/russia-siberia-10-kopecks-c-6-1763-1781-cuid-1095755-duid-1541462" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/russia-siberia-10-kopecks-c-6-1763-1781-cuid-1095755-duid-1541462" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Krause-Mishler (Craig)-6</font></font></a><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">, </font></font><a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces17970.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces17970.html" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Numista-17970</font></font></a><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> ex-Chris Bower, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA ("<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/chris-b.87179/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/chris-b.87179/">Chris B</a>" on CoinTalk). From his "WCN" (World Coin Nut) collection.<a href="https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/WCM/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=18522" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/WCM/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=18522" rel="nofollow">*</a> Acquired in a swap, 16 September 2020.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes:</b> 1781 was the final year for Siberian coinage of Catherine the Great, which was used as local money in what was then a remote part of the Russian empire. The design used on the reverse of this coin is echoed by the same coat of arms which is used on the flag of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzunsky_District#/media/File:Coat_of_Arms_Suzunski_(Novosibirsk_oblast).png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzunsky_District#/media/File:Coat_of_Arms_Suzunski_(Novosibirsk_oblast).png" rel="nofollow">Suzunsky</a> District today.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>I love big, thick Russian coppers from the 18th century in general, and this Siberian piece in particular is even more interesting. Its size and weight are impressive, and its smooth brown surfaces very appealing. It just barely fits inside the standard sized NGC slab.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>[ATTACH=full]1266006[/ATTACH]</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b> [ATTACH=full]1266007[/ATTACH]</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b> [ATTACH=full]1266008[/ATTACH]</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b> [ATTACH=full]1266009[/ATTACH]</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b> [ATTACH=full]1266010[/ATTACH]</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b> [ATTACH=full]1266011[/ATTACH] </b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="2">024000S</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 6598853, member: 10461"][B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Russia (Siberia): copper 10-kopeks of Catherine the Great, 1781-KM, Suzun mint [ATTACH=full]1266006[/ATTACH] [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Obverse: [/B]crowned "E II" monogram of Empress Ekaterina II within wreath, "K/M" mintmark. [B]Reverse:[/B] СИБИРСКАЯ ∙ МОНЕТА ∙ + ∙ / ДЕ / СЯТЬ∙ / КОПѢ / 1781 (Translation: "[I]Siberian coin, Ten [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopek#origins']Kopeks[/URL][/I]"); inscription in crowned [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartouche_(design)']cartouche[/URL], flanked by two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable']sables[/URL]. [B]Issuer:[/B] Ekaterina (Catherine) II ("[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great']Catherine the Great[/URL]"), [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_all_the_Russias']Empress of Russia[/URL] (1762-1796). [B]Specifications:[/B] Standards for this issue: Copper, 65.5 g, 45 mm diameter, 4 mm thick, medal alignment (↑↑), diagonally reeded edge. Struck at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzun']Suzun[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia']Siberia[/URL]. [B]Grade:[/B] [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/3067920-005/40/']NGC XF40[/URL], cert. #3067920-005.[/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Reference: [/SIZE][/FONT][/B][URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/russia-siberia-10-kopecks-c-6-1763-1781-cuid-1095755-duid-1541462'][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Krause-Mishler (Craig)-6[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5], [/SIZE][/FONT][URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces17970.html'][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Numista-17970[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]. [B]Provenance:[/B] ex-Chris Bower, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA ("[URL='https://www.cointalk.com/members/chris-b.87179/']Chris B[/URL]" on CoinTalk). From his "WCN" (World Coin Nut) collection.[URL='https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/WCM/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=18522']*[/URL] Acquired in a swap, 16 September 2020. [B]Notes:[/B] 1781 was the final year for Siberian coinage of Catherine the Great, which was used as local money in what was then a remote part of the Russian empire. The design used on the reverse of this coin is echoed by the same coat of arms which is used on the flag of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzunsky_District#/media/File:Coat_of_Arms_Suzunski_(Novosibirsk_oblast).png']Suzunsky[/URL] District today. [B]Comments: [/B]I love big, thick Russian coppers from the 18th century in general, and this Siberian piece in particular is even more interesting. Its size and weight are impressive, and its smooth brown surfaces very appealing. It just barely fits inside the standard sized NGC slab. [B][ATTACH=full]1266006[/ATTACH][/B] [B] [ATTACH=full]1266007[/ATTACH][/B] [B] [ATTACH=full]1266008[/ATTACH][/B] [B] [ATTACH=full]1266009[/ATTACH][/B] [B] [ATTACH=full]1266010[/ATTACH][/B] [B] [ATTACH=full]1266011[/ATTACH] [/B] [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]024000S[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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