Russia 1742 10 kopeks

Sincona sale 19, lot 177

This specimen was lot 177 in Sincona sale 19 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 150 (about US$188 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Grivennik 1742, Red Mint. Small scratch and planchet defect. Good very fine. Collector’s note: 'R. C A M O Д . B C E P O C.'" This type of 1742-46 is a product of the Moscow mint tho it is not so marked.

Recorded mintage: 560,000.

Specification: 2.59 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 2.46 g.

Catalog reference: KM C-16; Bitkin 181 var. Severin 1391. GM 3.3.

Source:

• Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
• Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Shiryakov, I. V., and Jürg Richter, The Sincona Collection, Part 3 and Russian Coins & Medals from Other Properties, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2014.

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