Russia 1837-EM HA 2 kopeks

Heritage sale 3042, lot 30417

This specimen was lot 30417 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $1,595.65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Nicholas I 2 Kopecks 1837 EM-HA MS66 Red and Brown NGC. Currently the finest-known certified example of this date in a red-brown designation, with crisply-defined devices and superb, coppery surfaces that border on flashy. A minor reverse die crack adds a level of charm to this nearly flawless and highly alluring example." This is from a type struck 1831-39 at Ekaterinburg, which struck two kopeks until 1876. The Kolyvan/Suzun mint struck two kopeks until 1847 under various mintmarks.

Recorded mintage: 16,845,000--highest mintage date.

Specification: 8 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-C139.1.

Source:

^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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.
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.

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