Russia 1865-SP NF 15 kopeks
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This specimen was lot 24522 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 15 Kopeks, 1865-CNB HO. St. Petersburg Mint. Alexander II. NGC MS-64. A pleasing, sharply struck and lustrous near-Gem coin." This type was struck 1860-66 in large numbers and this is a common date. In 1867, the weight was reduced to 2.70 g, 0.500 fine silver and struck in that form until the collapse of the regime.
Recorded mintage: 10,703,000 (a common date).
Specification: 3.11 g, 0.750 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-Y21; Bit-190.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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