Kopek expert needed

[Squatty]

I found this one at a salt water beach in Maine last summer. I was pretty excited when it came out of the sand, as was the fella that was treasure hunting beside me. I think it's a fake, because it just looks to be in too good a shape for a 1757 coin. I showed it to a coin guy and he told me that is basically an arcade token. I have seen pictures of 1757 Kopeks, but none with the anchors on the back side. Or maybe that is the front side. Anyone with Kopek knowledge that could squelch my curiosity and tell me what I have? It is about 4cm in diameter.

 

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[Bramblefind]

Neat find anyway

Here is a reported fake - the reverse is different but the obverse looks a lot like the same die used for yours.

Coin Value | Russia Elizabeth 5 Kopeks (Fake) 1757

 

[AU Seeker]

Judging by the details of the engraving on yours which are more crude than a real one I believe that the one you have is a fake as well, here's a real one so you can compare the details, if you go to the link all of the text will be in Russian, I'm hoping that the text I copied will be in English. my web browser automatically translates such pages as this one, the accuracy of the translation I cannot confirm.

From what I read on another forum this coin is very rare and more often than not most are fake, the link below came from that forum.


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5 cents, coat of arms of the city of St. Petersburg​	51.19​	reticulated​

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[TH="bgcolor: #F1E4D2"]Herd[/TH]
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copper coins​

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1757​

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14​

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24​	April 17, 2004​	very good​
42​	March 24, 2007​	very good​

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Passages on auctions​

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100​

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$ 60 000-80 000​

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$ 60,000​

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125​

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$ 153 787-161 476 *​

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$ 153,787 *​

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* Trading in the ruble exchange rate on the day of the auction.​

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