Russia 1766-EM 1/2 kopek

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Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75415
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This specimen was lot 75415 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Denga (1/2 Kopek), 1766-EM. Ekaterinburg Mint. Catherine II. NGC EF-45 Brown. A decently struck and well-centered Denga with very dark brown patina." This type was struck 1766-96 at Ekaterinburg and is fairly common in circulated condition. The denomination is written "ДЕНГА" (denga). The dengas struck for Siberia used a different design, with martens supporting a shield with the denomination (KM C2).

Recorded mintage: 2,841,000, a slightly better date.

Specification: 5.12 g, copper, 22.2 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-C56.2; Bit-720.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part I (1699-1740), 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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