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Russia Silver 1817 ??? ?? Poltina - 1/2 Ruble - 50 Kopek C# 129 Graded vf30

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:40.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Russia Silver 1817 ??? ?? Poltina - 1/2 Ruble - 50 Kopek C# 129 Graded vf30
Russia Silver 1817 ??? ?? Poltina - 1/2 Ruble - 50 Kopek C# 129 Graded vf30. The word Poltina means 1/2 a ruble. About the Kopek, 100 Kopeks make 1 Ruble. To give an idea of the purchasing power of one of these in the 1790's one could purchase 50 apples for a Kopek, so these kopek pieces did have some nice buying power.The mintmarks available on these coins are:AM AnnenskEM EkaterinburgKM KolyvanMM MoscowCM Sestroretsk, Finland??? St. PetersburgTM Feodesia, CrimeaIn addition there a few years that pieces with no mint mark can be found.