1776 Catherine the Great Russian 5 Kopek,s to start my 1700,s coin collection .

[Deepdiger60]

I already started my 1700,s coin collection i will be doing over the winter months , i purchased this from a good honest coin dealer for a great price it is a 1776 Russian Catherine the Great 5 Kopek,s it has her initials on the obverse , the coin measures 44mm diameter by 4.2mm thick and weighs 56.69 grams ,this coin is huge and in really good shape a lot of good detail on both sides , the first thing i did was take the coin to a expert 30 years under his belt in 5 minutes he said the coin is 100% genuine he would grade it at least AU50 circulated . I included a little history on this very fascinating woman plus a few photo,s . Enjoy Jim

http://great.russian-women.net/Cathe...he_Great.shtml

[allen]

that coin has such a beautiful design on it.

[kc10bull]

That is an outstanding coin! I would enjoy finding one to add to my collection!

[Joe Vu]

That is a beautiful coin. I love the patina and the irregular shape.

[Arctica]

Nice coin

This kind of coin is called as Catherine's cookie. I found one last autumn but it was in really bad shape.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=425610.0

-A-

[l.cutler]

Very nice, I have one too, a 1766. The size of it is amazing! I think I paid $15 a few years ago for mine, I ave been thinking about getting a few more. Congrats on a nice coin.

[TheRockCollector]

Nice Find!