Catherine the Great: The Empress's Signature Coin with Deluxe Ring Box

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Pen-pal to philosophes, patron of the arts, champion of women, genius of foreign policy, taker of rich and powerful lovers: Catherine II of Russia was a formidable presence, decades if not centuries ahead of her time, and worthy of her superlative sobriquet "the Great. " Weighing in at a massive 51 grams on average, these enormous 5-kopek copper coins are almost twice as heavy as U.S. silver dollars of the same period. Coin is packaged in a ring box featuring Catherine's insignia on the top.

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