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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 688315, member: 6229"]<font face="Arial">"Wire Money," an early type of Russian coinage, was produced from 980 A.D. to 1718 A. D. Rolls of wire (bronze, silver and gold) were sent to the coin minters for use in striking coins. Depending on which coin was to be struck, the proper roll of wire was selected and precise lengths were cut off and hammered flat. The newly hammered flan (blank/planchet) was placed on an anvil (fixed) die. The minter then held the punch die against the flan and <b>Bam! </b>a coin.</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">I'm not going to make you wade through swamps of different Russian "wire Money" struck during its long life of useage (728 years), but will let you see examples produced under some well-known tsars (czars).</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Peter 1 (the great) was the last ruler of the "Wire Money" era. He was the tsar who abolished the use of "Wire Money" in favor of machine struck coins.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Our first looks at Russian "Wire Money" are a few struck during the reign of Ivan III (Vasiljevich). Photos courtesy of Metal Detecting World.</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">From the Novgorod Mint I introduce two 1 Denga coins. Photos courtesy of Metal Detecting World: </font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">This one struck circa 1479 - 1490:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/01_denga_ivanIII.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/01_denga_ivanIII.htm" rel="nofollow">http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/01_denga_ivanIII.htm</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">This one was struck circa 1490 - 1505:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/02_denga_ivanIII.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/02_denga_ivanIII.htm" rel="nofollow">http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_ money/pages/02_denga_ivanIII.htm</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Here's a Denga hammered into circulationm by the minter of the Pskov Mint circa 1510-1520 during the rule of Vasiliy III Ivanovich. Photo courtesy of Metal Detecting World:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/03_denga_pskov.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/03_denga_pskov.htm" rel="nofollow">http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_ money/pages/03_denga_pskov.htm</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Same ruler but minted at the Novgorod Mint circa 1520 - 1533. Another Denga:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/04_denga_vasiliyIII.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/04_denga_vasiliyIII.htm" rel="nofollow">http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_ money/pages/04_denga_vasiliyIII.htm</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Now we step up to a silver Poluska "Wire Money" coin produced by the Tver Mint circa 1533 - 1584 during Ivan IV's reign:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/05_polushka_vasIII.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/05_polushka_vasIII.htm" rel="nofollow">http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_ money/pages/05_polushka_vasIII.htm</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">What you are about to see (courtesy of Metal Detecting World) are two "Sword" Kopek coins struck at the Moscow Mint when (circa 1535) the notorious Ivan the Terrible tyranized the Russian populace:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/07_sword_kopeck.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/07_sword_kopeck.htm" rel="nofollow">http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_ money/pages/07_sword_kopeck.htm</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/08_sword_kopeck.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/08_sword_kopeck.htm" rel="nofollow">http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_ money/pages/08_sword_kopeck.htm</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">It's my great pleasure to present to you this photo (courtesy of vcoins) of a "Wire Money" coin made in the lifetime of Boris Godunov circa 1598 - 1605:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/calgarycoin/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=4822" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/calgarycoin/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=4822" rel="nofollow">http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/calgarycoin/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=4822</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Let's end this trivia with a look at one of the last "Wire Money" coins of Russia just before Peter the Great banned them courtesy of Calgary Coin:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/peterwiremoney/peterwiremoney.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/peterwiremoney/peterwiremoney.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/peterwiremoney/peterwiremoney.htm</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Thought you'd like to know...</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Clinker</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 688315, member: 6229"][FONT=Arial]"Wire Money," an early type of Russian coinage, was produced from 980 A.D. to 1718 A. D. Rolls of wire (bronze, silver and gold) were sent to the coin minters for use in striking coins. Depending on which coin was to be struck, the proper roll of wire was selected and precise lengths were cut off and hammered flat. The newly hammered flan (blank/planchet) was placed on an anvil (fixed) die. The minter then held the punch die against the flan and [B]Bam! [/B]a coin.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]I'm not going to make you wade through swamps of different Russian "wire Money" struck during its long life of useage (728 years), but will let you see examples produced under some well-known tsars (czars).[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Peter 1 (the great) was the last ruler of the "Wire Money" era. He was the tsar who abolished the use of "Wire Money" in favor of machine struck coins.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Our first looks at Russian "Wire Money" are a few struck during the reign of Ivan III (Vasiljevich). Photos courtesy of Metal Detecting World.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]From the Novgorod Mint I introduce two 1 Denga coins. Photos courtesy of Metal Detecting World: [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]This one struck circa 1479 - 1490:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL="http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/01_denga_ivanIII.htm"]http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/01_denga_ivanIII.htm[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]This one was struck circa 1490 - 1505:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/02_denga_ivanIII.htm[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Here's a Denga hammered into circulationm by the minter of the Pskov Mint circa 1510-1520 during the rule of Vasiliy III Ivanovich. Photo courtesy of Metal Detecting World:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/03_denga_pskov.htm[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Same ruler but minted at the Novgorod Mint circa 1520 - 1533. Another Denga:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/04_denga_vasiliyIII.htm[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Now we step up to a silver Poluska "Wire Money" coin produced by the Tver Mint circa 1533 - 1584 during Ivan IV's reign:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/05_polushka_vasIII.htm[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Arial]What you are about to see (courtesy of Metal Detecting World) are two "Sword" Kopek coins struck at the Moscow Mint when (circa 1535) the notorious Ivan the Terrible tyranized the Russian populace:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/07_sword_kopeck.htm[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_%20money/pages/08_sword_kopeck.htm[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]It's my great pleasure to present to you this photo (courtesy of vcoins) of a "Wire Money" coin made in the lifetime of Boris Godunov circa 1598 - 1605:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/calgarycoin/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=4822[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Let's end this trivia with a look at one of the last "Wire Money" coins of Russia just before Peter the Great banned them courtesy of Calgary Coin:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/peterwiremoney/peterwiremoney.htm[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Thought you'd like to know...[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Clinker[/FONT] [/FONT][/QUOTE]
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