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1914-SP BC 20 Kopeks Russia
by coinsarefun on 01 May, 2011 01:06
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First of all, what does the SP mean after the date? Secondly, when taking straight on both sides have heavy die polish lines. Then if image is taken a little different view(tilted) the die polish lines disappear almost looks like a proof or deep proof like. Graded MS 65 PCGS Can someone give me some info    
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Reply #1
by Zantetsuken on 01 May, 2011 11:43
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Hey Stef, nice specimen. СПБ/SPB was for the Saint Peterburg mint. 1914 was same year the name was changed to Petrograd, afterwhich coins were struck without mintmarks . 'BC/VS' was initals for the mint master, Victor Smirnov (1913-1917). The specimen you have does almost look proof-like. Whether this is actually a proof is another story.
~Daniel
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Reply #2
by coinsarefun on 01 May, 2011 14:28
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Thanks for the info Daniel  What really struck me weird is when tilted you can see all the lines in the fields. I was starting to wonder if the coin was cleaned  But I realized that they are only in the fields and do not go over the devices so I guess its die polish lines 
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