Russia 1801-EM kopek

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 4310

This specimen was lot 4310 in Stack's-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Kopek, 1801-EM. Ekaterinburg Mint. NGC MS-61 BN. Tied with one other example for finest graded at NGC, with none submitted at PCGS. Last year of issue, Paul I was dispatched to the afterlife by assassins in March of 1801." This is a product of the Ekaterinburg mint and is recorded for 1797-1801.

Recorded mintage: 1,708,000.

Specification: 10.24 g, copper.

Catalog reference: Bit-125, KM C94.2.

Source:

Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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