Russia 1777-KM polushka

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 43342

This specimen was lot 43342 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $456. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Siberia. Polushka (1/4 Kopek), 1777-KM. Catherine II (the Great). NGC MS-62 Brown. From the Sigma Collection." This type was struck at Suzun for Siberia 1767-79. This type was struck 1767-79 for Siberia. The large ten kopeks are much more familiar to collectors.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.6 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-C1; Bit-1228.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

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