Russia 1726-MA 5 kopeks

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Sincona sale 12, lot 112

This specimen was lot 112 in Sincona sale 12 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,035 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "5 Kopecks 1726, Kadashevsky Mint, M. Bitkin 243ff. Very fine-extremely fine. Obv. M slanting, broad tail, centre crown open." The five kopeks was a workhorse denomination and was struck in large numbers from multiple mints, especially after 1758. This type was struck in Moscow 1724-30 and is scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 20.09 g.

Catalog reference: Iljin 6. Petrov 4, KM-165.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
  • [1]Auktion 12: the SINCONA Collection, part 2, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.

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