Russia 1772-SP 10 kopeks

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Sincona sale 19, lot 284

This specimen was lot 284 in Sincona sale 19 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 80 (about US$100 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grivennik 1772, St. Petersburg Mint. Good very fine." This coin, struck in this style 1764-76 at St. Petersburg (shown here) and Moscow, is just a little light to be classified as a dime, tho it is one tenth of a ruble. This denomination was also struck in copper.

Recorded mintage: 510,000.

Specification: 2.37 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 1.96 g.

Catalog reference: KM C-61a.3; Bitkin 477. Severin 2060. GM 14.8.

Source:

  • Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
  • 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.
  • 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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