For grading you have to take also a bit into acount the age and minting processes of the time.
Here is how I would grade them.
Bavaria 1723, 3 Kreuzer F
Livonia 1571 Schilling VF+
Livonia 1575 Schilling VF with clipped planchet
Poland 1622, 3 Polker VG
Poland 1623, 3 Polker F
Finland 1866, 5 Penniä F
Russia 1811, 2 Kopecks F with damaged rim
Russia 1829, Kopeck F
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Thanks, apuking. My initial grading is in line with yours except for 3. I graded both of the Livonian coins as F (just being cautious as I try and adjust to international grading) and the 1811, 2 Kopeck as VF (I think I did not take the rim damage into account)
Quote: apukingFor grading you have to take also a bit into acount the age and minting processes of the time.
Here is how I would grade them.
Bavaria 1723, 3 Kreuzer F
Livonia 1571 Schilling VF+
Livonia 1575 Schilling VF with clipped planchet
Poland 1622, 3 Polker VG
Poland 1623, 3 Polker F
Finland 1866, 5 Penniä F
Russia 1811, 2 Kopecks F with damaged rim
Russia 1829, Kopeck F
Yes. Maybe the 1811 2 Kopecks i worthy of more than F, I find it hard to tell weak strikes / worn dies from circulation wear and tear but I'm normally looking for details remaining inside the shield motif / eagle breast. Maybe a F+.
Nice lot, I love older coins.
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Thank you. I admit I was worried that I might have picked up a few fakes in the group (I have only recently started picking up coins from before the 1800s). But I got them at $20 including shipping from Latvia.
There are still 2 coins that I am working on IDing, and a 3rd coin that ended up being a 1663 Livonia Schilling/Solidus from Swedish occupation.
