Russia 1873-SP NI 20 kopeks

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Steve Album Auction 53, lot 3287

This specimen was lot 3287 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA: Alexander II, 1855-1881, AR 20 kopeks, 1873, St. Petersburg Mint, Nikolai Iossa mintmaster, rare type with eagle of 1874-81, lightly cleaned, PCGS graded UNC details." 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: 15,185,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM Y22a.1, Bit-224.

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.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 53, featuring Selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld, Almer H. Orr III, Dr. Dirk Loer and Joe Sedillot Collections, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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