Russia 1783-KM 5 kopeks

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Stack's Bowers ANA sale, lor 1469
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 1469 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 5 Kopek, 1783-KM. Catherine II (the Great) (1762-96). PCGS MS-64 BN Secure Holder. Excellent strike, slightly off center to planchet. Lovely purple colored toning." This type was struck 1781-86 in the Suzun (Kolyvan) mint for circulation in Russia during the reign of Catherine the Great. Hundreds of millions were issued between the Annensk, Moscow, Sestroretsk, Kolyvan, Ekaterinburg and St. Petersburg mints. Many survive today but few in choice condition. Russia has the distinction of being the first country to issue decimal currency, as 100 kopeks = one ruble.

Recorded mintage: 3,046,000.

Specification: 51.2 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM C-59.5; Bit-785; Dia-474.

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]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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