Russia 1827-SP NG 5 kopeks

Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 1497

This specimen was lot 1497 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $940. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Kopek, 1851-BM. Warsaw Mint. NGC MS-63 BN. From the Demarete Collection." The type was struck 1826-31 at St. Petersburg and is reasonably common in circulated condition. Silver five kopeks were struck to this standard until 1858 along with copper five kopeks from Ekaterinburg and Suzun.

Recorded mintage: 1,769,000.

Specification: 1.03 g, 0.868 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM C156; Bit-867.

Source:

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]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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Russia 1827-SP NG 5 kopeks

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