Unidentified 1860 foreign coin

[impgreene]

Whilst sorting through my belongings I came across my childhood coin collection that had lain untouched for 20 years.

One of the coins is pictured below.

I actually only collected British coins, but this was given to me by my Grandfather, and I have no idea what it is.

I wondered if anyone knew;

1. where the coin is from?

2. what the coin is?

3. approximately what it is worth (if anything)?

Thanks for any help you can give.

[Peckris]

Whilst sorting through my belongings I came across my childhood coin collection that had lain untouched for 20 years.

One of the coins is pictured below.

I actually only collected British coins, but this was given to me by my Grandfather, and I have no idea what it is.

I wondered if anyone knew;

1. where the coin is from?

2. what the coin is?

3. approximately what it is worth (if anything)?

Thanks for any help you can give.

That script looks Cyrillic, so Russian? The double-headed eagle looks about right for Russia.

[impgreene]

I'd definitely go with Cyrillic (as their numbering system is the same as ours, so the numbers fit with Cyrillic) - Russian would be my best bet, but I am completely at a loss as to whether it's a piece of scrap or something interesting!

[TomGoodheart]

It's a Russian 2 Kopek coin. Not sure what mint or value I'm afraid. Compare with this: 2 Kopek

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[impgreene]

Thanks for the help, it's in dire shape (especially compared to the coin in the link!) so I'm not expecting too much in terms of a value (I was just curious).