Russia 1856-BM denga

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Künker sale 335, lot 5397

This specimen was lot 5397 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €700 (about US$916 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND, KAISERREICH, Alexander II. 1855-1881. Ku.-Denezhka 1856, Warschau. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 65 BN. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast Stempelglanz. (empire of Russia, Alexander II, 1855-81, copper denga of 1856, Warsaw mint. NGC MS-65BN. Rare in this quality, about uncirculated.)"

This denga or half kopek was issued 1855-60 from Ekaterinburg (EM) and Warsaw (BM, shown here). The denomination was reduced to 1.6 g in 1894.

Recorded mintage: 4,278,000.

Specification: 2.56 g, copper, 17.9 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM Y2.2, Bitkin 487.

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.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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