Russia 1814-IM PS 1/2 kopek

Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75420

This specimen was lot 75420 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 1/2 Kopek, 1814-NM NC. Alexander I. NGC MS-61 Brown. A lustrous bronze with generous icy blue toning. Although there are some areas of slight weakness, the color, luster, and Mint State preservation are incredibly compelling." The mintmark, "ИМ", was used by the Izhora Mint, now Kolpino, Russia. The mintmaster's initials "ПС" were for Pavel Stupitsyn. This mint struck this type 1810-14.

Recorded mintage: 2,259,000 (per Numista), 3,740,000 (per the SCWC).

Specification: 3.41 g, copper, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-C116.4.

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, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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Russia 1814-IM PS 1/2 kopek

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