Russia 1811-SP FG 5 kopeks

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from Stephen Album sale 32, lot 1375
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This specimen was lot 1375 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it sold for $558.13. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIAN EMPIRE: Alexander I, 1801-1825, AR 5 kopecks, 1811 CPB, weak strike, with only the upper part of the date fully clear, NGC graded MS63." This type is listed for 1810-26 and has a low catalog value in circulated condition. This date is rather scarce.

Recorded mintage: 80,000.

Specification: 1.03 g, 0.868 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-C126.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

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