Russia 1820-EM HM 2 kopeks
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This specimen was lot 46711 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $69. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 2 Kopeks, 1820-EM HM. Ekaterinburg Mint. Alexander I. PCGS AU-58." 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: 75,180,000.
Specification: 13.65 g, copper, 29 mm diameter, plain or obliquely reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-C118.3; Bit-361.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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