Russia 1812-SP PS 2 kopeks
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This specimen was lot 73085 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 2 Kopeks, 1812-CNB NC. St. Petersburg Mint. Alexander I. PCGS MS-64 Brown Gold Shield. Fairly common overall, but incredibly difficult and quite SCARCE in this elite state of preservation. Not surprisingly, the finest seen in the PCGS census." Assayer's initials PS stand for Paul Stupitsyn. This type was struck 1810-14, 1818 and 1828. Many other mints struck two kopeks during this reign..
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: 13.66 g, copper.
Catalog reference: KM-C118.6; Bit-577.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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