Russia 1806-KM 5 kopeks
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This specimen was lot 1506 in Jean Elsen sale 165 (Brussels, June 2026), where it sold for €110 (about US$152 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSIE, Alexandre Ier (1801-1825), Cu 5 kopecks, 1806 KM, Suzun. Brisure de coin au revers. Très Beau. (Russia, Alexander I, 1801-25, copper five kopeks of 1806, Suzun mint. Reverse die break, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1802-10 at Ekaterinburg and the Suzun mint (shown here). The production of silver five kopeks, suspended during this period, resumed in 1810. This type is not expensive in circulated condition.
Recorded mintage: 5,000,000.
Specification: 51.19 g, copper, 43-44 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM C115.2, Bitkin 419; Uzd. 3059.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 165, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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