1 Kopek Alexey (1655-1663)

Please can you guys help me to identify this coin?



The dealer told me that was a silver Kopek from Russia czar Alexey (1655-1663). But I am not sure. Maybe it's a copper coin.

Weight: 0.34g

Irregular (11 mm)

the only thing I know about this coin is that during those times russia made what is called "wire money" and cut up bits of metal of a round bit of metal stock and thats why its so irregular don't know the exact type though

My doubts are:

- Is it a denga or a kopeck coin?
- Silver or copper?

Don’t know if it’s a kopeck or not but it could very well be silver back in those days I’m pretty sure Russia used low percentage silver with the rest copper so that could be why it looks copper

I don't see anything on the photos

The Moscow Uprising of 1662, also known as the Copper Mutiny (Russian: Медный бунт, Московское восстание 1662 года) - riots that took place in Moscow on July 25, 1662. The riots were a consequence of the gradually deteriorating situation of the Russian economy, the problems of which resulted, inter alia, from the wars waged at that time against Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1654, the Russian authorities decided that they would start issuing large amounts of copper money, treating its value on a par with silver coins. This led to a decline in the value of money, massive counterfeiting, often involving top government officials, and a consequent crisis. He attacked with all his might in 1662.

If you take better photos, you can read it. Kopeck size

I tried to take better pictures. But it's difficult because the coin is too small (11 mm). Hope that these one are more readable.

Citeer: "gsereno"​My doubts are:
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​- Is it a denga or a kopeck coin?
​- Silver or copper?

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most detailed determinant
http://www.learn-your-history.in.ua/index.php?route=information/information&information_id=18

Citeer: "Walter_Scott"​So it's really a kopeck. Great!

Citeer: "gsereno"​My doubts are:
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​​- Is it a denga or a kopeck coin?
​​- Silver or copper?

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Looks like a copper kopek of Alexey Mikhailovich