Russia 1756-SP kopek

Stack's Bowers 2026 ANA sale, lot 46691

This specimen was lot 46691 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $1,098. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Kopek, 1756-CNB. St. Petersburg Mint. Elizabeth. PCGS AU-55. Struck over 1727 5 Kopeks (KM-179). From the John P. Burnham Collection." This type was also struck with a Moscow mintmark ("ММД") and without mintmark (Ekaterinburg mint, lettered edge). The weight was reduced to 4 g in 1757 then raised to 10.24 g in 1763.

Recorded mintage: 11,247,493 plus 33,090,000 from Moscow plus 26,651,000 without mintmark.

Specification: 20.48 g, copper, 32-33 mm diameter, reticulated edge.

Catalog reference: KM-C3.3; Bit-534.

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, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.

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