Russia 1757 1/4 kopek

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Sincona sale 19, lot 224

This specimen was lot 224 in Sincona sale 19 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 900 (about US$1,128 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Polushka 1757, Ekaterinburg Mint. Novodel. Milled edge. Very rare. Choice brilliant uncirculated with mint lustre." The original type was struck 1757-59 and is quite a bit scarcer than preceding and succeeding types.

Recorded mintage: 1,830,000.

Specification: 2.56 g, copper, this specimen 4.23 g, diameter 22.7-23.0 mm (novodels are frequently overweight).

Catalog reference: KM C-4; Bitkin H517 (R2). Brekke 61 ($ 150).

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]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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