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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gxseries, post: 3096106, member: 4373&quot;]I guess this is quite difficult to illustrate the difference between mint quality. Historically it has always been St. Petersburg Mint that had the latest technology. For instance St. Petersburg had collars to strike more uniform circular coins by 1810. This technology trickled to other mints a few decades later.</p><p><br /></p><p>Taking for example in 1810s from various mints:</p><p><br /></p><p>St Petersburg</p><p><img src="https://www.omnicoin.com/coins/929957.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Izhora (In early days, Izhora reengraved SPB mintmark to IM - shows it&#039;s close proximity to St. Petersburg)</p><p><img src="https://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1007925.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ekaterinburg</p><p><img src="https://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1010043.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Suzun</p><p><img src="https://www.omnicoin.com/coins/901660.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.omnicoin.com/viewcoin/901660" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some mints are arguably satellite mints. What I find interesting is the involvement of foreign mints striking coins for Russia. Official &quot;counterfeits&quot; such as St. Petersburg Turkish kurus, Dutch dukats as well as Avesta Mint counterfeiting Russian 5 kopek is quite intriguing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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