Russia 1858-EM 1/2 kopek

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Stack's Bowers February 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75301
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This specimen was lot 75301 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Denezhka, 1858-EM. Ekaterinburg Mint. Alexander II. NGC MS-62 Brown. A charming little minor is handsome with brown tone and some light mint red in the protected elements of the design." This type was struck at Ekaterinburg struck 1855-59 and are more common than the similar product of the Warsaw mint.

Recorded mintage: 11,147,000.

Specification: 2.56 g, copper, 17.9 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y2.1.

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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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