On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:25:55 +0100, Bob Hairgrove
wrote:

On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:13:29 -0500, RW Julian
wrote:

There is a published 1899 10 rouble counterfeit but it is badly done and
easily seen
to be a fake. The one you have mentioned appears perectly normal for obverse
and reverse. I doubt that it is contemporary and it may be a product of
the Beirut
forgers of the 1960s.

RWJ

Here are some more pictures:

http://imagecloset.com/1/12480117-ob...comparison.jpg
http://imagecloset.com/1/12500117-re...comparison.jpg
http://imagecloset.com/1/12360117-edge_composite.jpg
http://imagecloset.com/1/12220117-di...rse_design.jpg

These are the main discrepancies. Also, the fake coin weighs 8.4
instead of 8.6 grams.

The circled parts of the reverse design comparison in the last image
above mean the following:

a. Missing feather tip on the counterfeit;
b. The thinnest parts of the round letters and digits are slightly
thicker on the counterfeit coin;
c. The distance between the letters and the rim denticles is slightly
less on the counterfeit coin.

There are more discrepancies, most of which are less obvious. Of
course, it is possible that some of the differences noted above are
actual varieties of a genuine 1899 10 rouble coin which might have
been used to create dies for the counterfeit.

Oops ... the "missing feather" is NOT missing, as you can see by
comparing the image of the reverse in the first link with that in the
last link. Must have been a trick of the lighting. Otherwise, the
comments stand as is.

--
Bob Hairgrove