Russia 1757 2 kopeks KM-C7

Stack's Bowers October 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 76676

This specimen was lot 76676 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 2 Kopeks, 1757. St. Petersburg Mint. NGC EF Details--Environmental Damage. Overstruck on an Elizabeth Kopek. Value below reticulated edge." These were struck at Ekaterinburg, Moscow and St. Petersburg; the SCWC states they cannot be identified as to mint. Numista lists them by mint but we don't see a mintmark on this example. A "СПБ" for St. Petersburg is visible on the obverse but is almost certainly a relic of the undertype. KM C8 has the denomination ("КОПЕИКИ.") above the horseman; KM C7 has the denomination below.

Recorded mintage: 17,712,000.

Specification: 20.48 g, copper, reticulated edge, 31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-C7.2; Bit-544.

Sources:

Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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