SarasM rašė:As about the 1997 and later coins. Yes, the font used on these coins was different. However, the thick font can only be found on 1997 coins. All of the rest coins are with thin font.
I'm glad to have found this forum
True, the font is thinner. But the font is the first detail getting worn out after few hundreds of hits of a stamp. So it is always hard to compare the font if you don't have UNC pieces
I was thinking about the detail that will look good even in VF and even F condition. Just compare the hooves. All 10, 20 and 50 centai coins from 1997 have the flat hoof. It is just interesting to know if they used the same obverse for the whole 1997, or maybe it broke down and they used a different later on. I picked this detail, because it is REALLY visible and you can't discuss if the stamp is broken, or worn out.
The 'Russian' 2 centai comes for sure from a broken stamp, so we have to be VERY lucky to find her twin sisters Especially that there are over 150 mln pieces of these coins in circulation.
Oh, by the way, have you ever studied annual reports from http://www.lb.lt/lt/leidiniai/index.htm to find mintage figures? I found only a few of them... Maybe the English versions of reports are shorter?