Russia 1832-SP NG 5 kopeks
This specimen was lot 30480 in Heritage sale 3040 (Chicago, April 2015), where it sold for $1,292.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Nicholas I silver 5 Kopecks 1832 CПБ-HГ MS64 NGC, St. Petersburg mint. Obv. Crowned double-headed Imperial eagle. Rev. Crowned date and value in wreath. Fully brilliant, and white, with deeply mirrored fields and only a few minor marks. Quite scarce in Mint State, with only a single piece certified finer. This example should absolutely have a 'Prooflike' notation on the holder." This silver type was struck 1832-58 simultaneously with a copper coin of the same denomination (KM C140) issued from several branch mints. This specimen sold for twenty times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: 224,000.
Specification: 1.03 g, 0.868 fine silver, .028 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Bitkin-385 (R), KM-C163.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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