Russia 1830-EM IK kopek
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This specimen was lot 32688 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Kopek, 1830-EM NK. Ekaterinburg Mint. Nicholas I. NGC MS-64 Brown. A charming near-Gem specimen, this wonderful Kopek delivers enticing details, with a sharp strike and essentially no faults of mention." This type was struck in large quantities 1811-15, 1818-30 at Ekaterinburg. The Kolyvan and St. Petersburg mints also contributed. The 1830-EM ФХ kopek we show on this site is a pattern or novodel. This example realized five times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: 2,100,000.
Specification: 6.83 g, copper.
Catalog reference: Bit-453; KM-C117.3.
- 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, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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