Russia 1780-KM 10 kopeks

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from the Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72164
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This specimen was lot 72164 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $408. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Siberia. 10 Kopeks, 1780-KM. Suzun Mint. Catherine II (the Great). NGC AU-55 Brown. A handsome, mark-free example of the type, with just some slight wear on the obverse center, and smooth brown to dark brown patina." This type was struck 1763-80 in the Suzun (Kolyvan) mint for circulation in Siberia during the reign of Catherine the Great. On this type, two martens support a shield with the date and value.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 65.5 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-C6; Bit-1044.

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.
  • Brekke, B. F., The Copper Coinage of Imperial Russia, 1700-1917, New York, Galerie des Monnaies, 1977, with 1987 supplement.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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