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Message:: [QUOTE="CheetahCats, post: 1044735, member: 23874"]I concur with your thinking. Here is another article that I posted [elsewhere] that discusses archaeological digs pursuant to Russia's colonization of North America: Imperial Russian Colonies in America                 The Russian colonization of North Americas began in 1732 and lasted  until 1867.  It began when the Imperial Russian Empire laid claim to  northern West Coast territories. Like the western Europeans, the  Russians also sponsored expeditions in search of natural resources, as  well as lay claim to land for Russia and her trading activities. In  pursuit of these efforts, the Russians established support settlements  and defensive outposts all along northwest lands that bordered the  Pacific Ocean. Near Bodega Bay in Northern California is one such outpost: Fort Ross.  The Russians maintained it until 1841, when they abandoned the region. For the Russians, their colonial aspirations and activities were largely  unprofitable. Russia offered sale of their Alaskan territory to the  United States in 1857. After delays due to the Civil War, the U.S.  finally purchased the territory in October of 1867.  It was this  financial transaction which finally ended Russia's presence in North  America altogether. Below please find one specimen of the Russian coppers from my cabinet that were  trading during Russia's North American colonial days. Similar copper  kopek pieces minted during the reign of Catherine II have been found  during archaeological excavations at Fort Ross¹. Discoveries of such  coppers have been found elsewhere, including Canada, Alaska, and by scant accounts, as far south as the island of Hawaii. [ATTACH]102519.vB[/ATTACH] - Cheetah _________________1. The Context of the Cemetery at Fort Ross: Multiple Lines of Evidence, Multiple Research Questions, Lynne Goldstein and Robert A. Brinkmann, Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly, Volume 39, Number 4[/QUOTE]

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