Russia 1784-SP 15 kopeks

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Sincona sale 19, lot 304

This specimen was lot 304 in Sincona sale 19 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 600 (about US$752 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "15 Kopecks 1784, St. Petersburg Mint. About uncirculated and lustrous. Collector's note: 'Restrike?'." This denomination was struck in several styles during the reign of Catherine the Great, this style being used 1783-94, after which the denomination was dropped until the 1860's.

Recorded mintage: 2,168,000.

Specification: 3.55 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 3.78 g.

Catalog reference: KM C-62c; Bitkin 442. Severin 2206. GM 24.5.

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.
  • [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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