Russia 1872-SP NI 20 kopeks

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Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 1130

This specimen was lot 1130 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $570. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIAN EMPIRE: Alexander II, 1855-1881, AR 20 kopecks, 1872, St. Petersburg mint, Nikolai Iossa mintmaster, a superb example! PCGS graded MS65, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." In 1867, the weight of the twenty kopeks was reduced from 4.14 g, 0.750 fine silver to 3.60 g, 0.500 fine silver and struck in that form until the collapse of the regime. None were made 1894-1900.

Recorded mintage: 11,980,000.

Specification: 3.60 g, 0.500 fine silver, 22 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM Y22a.1, Bit-222.

Source:

  • 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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