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Message:: [QUOTE="seth77, post: 2691948, member: 56653"]If you have doubts of any kind, do not proceed with my advice. And if you do decide to proceed do not add chemicals other than nail polish remover and be very gentle when you scrub it with the cotton buds.It would be a shame to damage such a rarity if it's actually authentic. I think a better course of action would be to try to get it authenticated, perhaps by a numismatist at your local museum if no private independent authentication services are available in Russia. Alternatively, you could ask on as many venues as you can for the expertise of advanced numismatists and collectors. Your first stop now should be going to Forvm and asking there about it. Add the info I have provided you about the type, add the reservations about the overall look of the coin and its possible faults and signs of it being a forgery, and see what the users there have to say. The ambiance there is not as friendly as it is here but maybe someone who knows more about forgeries than I do will observe something that I haven't. I also would like to invite [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER], [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER],  [USER=44210]@ValiantKnight[/USER], [USER=76544]@Brian Bucklan[/USER] and [USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER] to take a look at it and add their opinion on the issue. Hope we'll figure this one out![/QUOTE]