Russia 1795 1/4 kopek

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Sincona sale 78, lot 353

This specimen was lot 353 in Sincona sale 78 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$539 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA | Russian Empire and Federation | Catherine II. 1762-1796, Polushka 1795, Anninskoye Mint. 2.75 roubles according to Petrov. 15 roubles according to Ilyin. Extremely fine. Weakly struck." The polushka was one quarter of a kopek or 1/400 of a ruble. This type was struck throughout the reign of Catherine the Great, who used large mintages of copper to sustain government expenses. This issue seems to lack a mintmark; Ekaterinburg used "EM" and Kolyvan used "KM".

Recorded mintage: 62,000.

Specification: 2.6 g, copper, this specimen 2.84 g.

Catalog reference: KM C55.2, Bitkin 882 (R2).

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 78, Russian Coins and Medals, The Grigoriy Stakhorsky Collection, Part 1 and other Properties, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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