Russia 1812-EM HM 2 kopeks

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Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 43343
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This specimen was lot 43343 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 2 Kopeks, 1812 EM HM. Alexander I. PCGS MS-63 Red Brown." This type was struck in large numbers 1810-30 at Ekaterinburg (shown here), Izhora, Suzun and St. Petersburg but few survive in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: 132,085,000.

Specification: 13.65 g, copper, 29 mm diameter, obliquely reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-C118.3; Bit-351.

Source:

  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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