Russia 1833-SP NG 25 kopeks

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Sincona sale 65, lot 179
Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 58241
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The first specimen was lot 179 in Sincona sale 65 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$8,557 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"25 Kopecks 1833, St. Petersburg Mint, SPB NG. Nice patina. NGC MS65PL. (25 копеек 1833, СПб МД, СПБ НГ. 5,18 г. Биткин 273. Красивая патина. В слабе NGC MS65PL.) Ex Superior galleries, May 2001, lot 2780. (С Superior galleries, май 2001, лот 2780.)"

This type is listed for 1832-58 and has a low catalog value in circulated condition. A few are known from the Warsaw mint (KM C166.2). The second specimen was lot 58241 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $60. The catalog description[2] noted, "RUSSIA. 25 Kopeks, 1833-CNB HT. St. Petersburg Mint. Nicholas I. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, VF Details."

Recorded mintage: 260,000, a fairly common date.

Specification: 5.18 g, 0.868 fine silver, the first specimen 5.18 g.

Catalog reference: Bitkin 273, KM C166.1.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 65, Russian Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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