Russia 1765-MMA 20 kopeks

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Sincona sale 19, lot 263

This specimen was lot 263 in Sincona sale 19 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 425 (about US$533 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "20 Kopecks 1765, Red Mint. Very fine." The coinage of Russia of the eighteenth century is a confusing and fascinating subject. Catherine the Great began life as an obscure German princess but became czarina after the murder of her husband. This twenty kopeks, issued 1764-65 from Moscow and St. Petersburg, introduced the denomination.

Recorded mintage: 520,000 plus 115,000 from St. Petersburg.

Specification: 4.77 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 4.84 g.

Catalog reference: KM C-63.1; Bitkin 152. Severin 1946.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
  • [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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