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<p>[QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 3229817, member: 28550"]I recently picked up around 100 pieces of wire money from Russia. These hammered coins were made from silver wire, and continued to be struck for decades after most European mints had converted to coin presses (from the 1400s to 1722).</p><p><br /></p><p>I've got a lot to learn about these and would appreciate any help attributing them. </p><p><br /></p><p>My basic understanding is that if the horseman is holding a saber over his head, the coin is likely a denga (half kopek), and if he has a lance, the coin is likely a kopek. The date (or parts of it) can be found on about 23 of the 112 coins in my mini hoard. </p><p><br /></p><p>Since these are hammered, the coins often have only a fraction of the design on them. They may also have been clipped or trimmed even beyond normal use (these coins had no security ridges or edge lettering to prevent such defacement).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a piece I'll call #1. Unlike most, it seems to have a surplus of Cyrillic numerals visible[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 3229817, member: 28550"]I recently picked up around 100 pieces of wire money from Russia. These hammered coins were made from silver wire, and continued to be struck for decades after most European mints had converted to coin presses (from the 1400s to 1722). I've got a lot to learn about these and would appreciate any help attributing them. My basic understanding is that if the horseman is holding a saber over his head, the coin is likely a denga (half kopek), and if he has a lance, the coin is likely a kopek. The date (or parts of it) can be found on about 23 of the 112 coins in my mini hoard. Since these are hammered, the coins often have only a fraction of the design on them. They may also have been clipped or trimmed even beyond normal use (these coins had no security ridges or edge lettering to prevent such defacement). Here's a piece I'll call #1. Unlike most, it seems to have a surplus of Cyrillic numerals visible[/QUOTE]
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