This 1861 ten-kopeck piece was struck to a short-lived .750 silver standard: for this denomination it applied only from 1860 to 1866, and from 1867 the silver was lowered to .500.

The obverse shows the crowned double-headed eagle; the reverse has the value «10 КОПѢЕКЪ» under a crown within a wreath, with the date and the letters «С.П.Б.» of the St Petersburg Mint.

1861 is the largest year of this seven-year type: about 19.3 million coins without mintmaster initials plus roughly 5.66 million with the letters «ФБ». It was also the year serfdom was abolished, and these coins changed hands at the start of Alexander II’s Great Reforms.

The G-VG grade means heavy wear: the relief is smoothed, but the outline of the eagle, the value and the date remain readable. For a coin that spent decades in circulation, it is an accessible way to fill the .750 type and the year 1861 in a collection.

You can compare this coin with the country’s other issues in the VPcoins catalogue.