Russia 1756-MMA kopek

Stack's Bowers November 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 78381

This specimen was lot 78381 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $125. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Kopek, 1756-MMA. Moscow (Red) Mint. Elizabeth. PCGS VF-25. From the Richard August Collection." This type was struck 1755-57 at Moscow (shown here), St. Petersburg and Ekaterinburg. The weight was reduced to 4 g in 1757 (KM C6.1) then raised to 10.24 g in 1763. Many edge varieties exist but don't show in the images on display here.

Recorded mintage: 33,090,000.

Specification: 20.48 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-C3.2.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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