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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KSorbo, post: 3768051, member: 56370&quot;][ATTACH=full]1008302[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1008304[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1008305[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I just got this in the mail a couple of days ago.&nbsp; At over 50 grams I’m pretty sure it’s the largest coin in my collection as well as the largest Russian coin minted for circulation.&nbsp; Also it is the only non standard sized slab that I own.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like reading up on the history of the coins that I buy, and this 10 kopek Siberian issue is especially interesting.&nbsp; It was minted in the town of Suzun in the region of present day Novosibirsk, from copper mined in Kolyvan in the Altai region near present day Barnaul.&nbsp; It is larger than the standard 5 kopek copper imperial coins that are so commonly seen, but not twice as large.&nbsp; That is because Kolyvan copper was known to contain trace amounts of silver and gold and therefore the Siberian coins were minted to a lower weight standard.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post yours if you’ve got them!&nbsp; I’d also love to hear from [USER=22500]@Siberian Man[/USER] or any other members who might know more about these coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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