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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismat, post: 2344248, member: 15019&quot;]Saw this on eBay earlier this evening: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-Ruble-1844-MW-Nicholas-1-/161963489962?hash=item25b5c6baaa%3Ag%3AgJYAAOSwKtlWrLvs&amp;autorefresh=true&amp;nma=true&amp;si=s5scLmwj3qpYpY02xJqtY8dMBxY%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-Ruble-1844-MW-Nicholas-1-/161963489962?hash=item25b5c6baaa%3Ag%3AgJYAAOSwKtlWrLvs&amp;autorefresh=true&amp;nma=true&amp;si=s5scLmwj3qpYpY02xJqtY8dMBxY%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-Ruble-1844-MW-Nicholas-1-/161963489962?hash=item25b5c6baaa:g:gJYAAOSwKtlWrLvs&amp;autorefresh=true&amp;nma=true&amp;si=s5scLmwj3qpYpY02xJqtY8dMBxY%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Coin is authenticated by CCCS (Canadian Coin Certification Service). While it is considered a reputable company for authenticating and grading Canadian coins, they obviously need to stay away from doing so for other countries coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin in question is a pretty poorly made Eastern European fake. Comparison below with known example of the same fake that was being sold from Russia as a replica.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most readily obvious diagnostics are the date shifted too far left, the break in the leaf and the A in MOHETA.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/Numismat/51120D25-69FC-4A3C-91B4-5A80D63DDF8A.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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