Russia 1840-EM 2 kopeks

Heritage sale 3019, lot 25372

This specimen was lot 25372 in Heritage sale 3019 (Chicago, April 2012), where it sold for $1,955. The catalog description^[2] noted, "Nicholas I copper 2 Kopeks 1840 EM, Crowned monogram / Date and value, MS66 Brown NGC. Fully lustrous, near-flawless surfaces, with bluish highlights. A spectacular example of this type." This type was struck 1840-44 at Ekaterinburg and 1839-47 at St. Petersburg and 1848 at Warsaw. Mintages are generally large.

Recorded mintage: 20,778,000.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Bitkin 548, KM C145.1.

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.
• 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.
• ^[2]Tucker, Warren, and Cristiano Bierrenbach, World and Ancient Coins sale 3019, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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