Russia 1811-EM HM 2 kopeks

Heritage sale 3042, lot 34272

This specimen was lot 34272 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $564. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Alexander I 2 Kopecks 1811 EM-HM MS65 Brown NGC. Ekaterinburg, (EM), mint. Plain edge. An extraordinary coin with a superb strike and unmarked glossy surfaces." This type was struck in large numbers 1810-30 at Ekaterinburg (shown here) Izhora, Kolyvan and St. Petersburg but few survive in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: 129,000,000 for 1810-11.

Specification: 13.66 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-C118.3.

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.
• Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
• Brekke, B. F., The Copper Coinage of Imperial Russia, 1700-1917, New York, Galerie des Monnaies, 1977, with 1987 supplement.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.

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