Russia (1713)-MA kopek
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This specimen was lot 2024 in Goldberg's NY International sale 59 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "Kopeck ҂AΨГI (1713) МД. Moscow, Kadashevsky mint. Authenticated and graded by PCGS MS 62 BN. (# 377564.62) Burnt toffee-brown. Brilliant uncirculated." This type of 1704-18 is fairly common and bears a Cyrillic date. In the days of Peter the Great, kopeks were struck in billon (KM 153) as well as copper (shown here). One hundred kopeks make a ruble. The SCWC shows kopeks ranging in weight from 4.10 g (KM 185) to 20.85 g (KM C3.2).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.19 g, copper.
Catalog reference: KM-118, B 223, Diakov 11.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part I (1699-1740), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- Brekke, B. F., The Copper Coinage of Imperial Russia, 1700-1917, New York, Galerie des Monnaies, 1977, with 1987 supplement.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg NY International 2023 Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.
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