Russia 1749 1/2 kopek

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Stack's Bowers ANA sale, lor 1448
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 1448 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Denga (1/2 Kopek), 1749. Elizabeth (1741-62). PCGS MS-63 BN Secure Holder. Sharply struck. Rich brown color." This type is recorded for 1730-54 and is noted as common.

Recorded mintage: 75,860,000 (Moscow and Ekaterinburg together).

Specification: copper, 8.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM-188; Bit-359; Dia-2.

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 II (1740-1917), 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]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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