Russia 1871-SP NI 15 kopeks
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This specimen was lot 75451 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $793. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 15 Kopeks, 1871-CNB HI. St. Petersburg Mint. Alexander II. PCGS MS-66." This type was struck 1867-93 and 1896-1914 in large numbers and this is a common date. In 1867, the weight was reduced from 3.11 g, 0.750 fine silver to 2.70 g, 0.500 fine silver and struck in that form until the collapse of the regime. Initials HI stood for mintmaster Nikolai Iossa.
Recorded mintage: 9,460,003.
Specification: 2.7 g, 0.500 fine silver, 19.7 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-Y21a.2; Bit-239.
- 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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