Russia 1780-KM kopek

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Stephen Album sale 47, lot 1417

This specimen was lot 1417 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "SIBERIA: Catherine II, 1762-1796, AE kopeck, 1780, Suzun (Kolyvan) Mint, novodel issue, a wonderful lustrous specimen example! PCGS graded Specimen 64 RB, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." The regular issue was struck for Siberia 1764-79. Novodels were specimens struck for collectors, mostly in the nineteenth century; many mint sports exist. The large ten kopeks are much more familiar to collectors.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 6.6 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM C3, Bit-H1160, KM N116 (novodel).

Sources:

  • 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.

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