I recently came by this old Russian coin. I can't read Russian, so I can't tell much about it other than it's from 1868 and it's 5 Kopeks. It's also my only Russian coin, so I don't know much about them in general. I could not find any information on it at all through search engines such as Google (which I admit probably isn't the best idea to use), even after about 20 minutes of searching. I would very much appreciate any information you could give me. Thanks so much.
Hi Ryan.Ginn - Welcome to Coin Talk! Nice coin I love Imperial Russia coinage and notes! My two cents... and though I do collect Russian specimens, I'm not really an expert by any means, it's just a sidebar of my hobby... I also read Russian. Hope this helps: Obverse Translation Copper Russian Coin Pictured: Russian Imperial Eagle Five Kopeks Reverse Translation 1868 Year 5 Kopeks EM = Ekaterinburg Mint Mark Ekaterinburg once minted Russian coppers, and later it supplied copper planchets to Moscow Mints. It is located in a geographic area that is rich in natural resources, so it was a natural place to have a mint. The Ekaterinburg mint operated from 1727-1876. Here are two listings for your specimen on ebay: Ab. F-12 Buy It Now = 9.50 + 3.00 s/h http://cgi.ebay.com/Coin-Russia-1868-EM-Russian-5-kopeks_W0QQitemZ350328193257QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item51913000e9 Ab. VG-8: Buy It Now = 11.99 + 4.00 s/h http://cgi.ebay.com/Russian-Imperial-Copper-Coin-1868-5-kopek-Russia_W0QQitemZ250589223841QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a58481ba1
What an odd coincidence, I just picked up this same coin (1868 5 kopek) yesterday. I ended up paying $1 for it in VF, needed it to fill in a hole in the collection, Im hoping to find an XF or AU soon. I think it cats at around $6 in F, anyone know? I havent checked in a while.
Identifying Old Russian Coin I visited Russian in Oct of 1979 and saved coins from this trip. I can identify all but one of them and I am hoping someone with knowledge of Russian coins can help me. There are no numbers at all on the coin so I am going to describe it as best I can. On one side there is an image of a large man holding a double-edged sword and he is holding in his left arm what appears to be a small person. On the left side of the image is "XX" and on the right side is "AET". (Actually it is an upside down V, not an A) There are four words around the outer edge of the coin. The other side of the coin has the same "wreath" with the hammer and sycle as found on the 5 kopek coin. There is CC and CP on the sides of the wreath. The words "OANH" and "PBVB" at the bottom of the coin. Any idea what this is? Maybe it is not a coin but a token of some kind. I don't remember how I came across these coins on my trip as we were only allowed to make purchases with American dollars. Thank you for any help you may give.
