Watch List notes:

RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. CU 5 Kopeks (43mm, 52.54 g, 12h). Sestoretsk mint. Dated 1765 CM. Crowned script IЄ II monogram; date across field; all within laurel and palm wreath / Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; с м flanking tail. Edge: cross hatched. Diakov 98; Bitkin 601; Uzdenikov 2662; Brekke 207. Near EF, attractive brown surfaces.