Russia 1874-EM kopek
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This specimen was lot 75638 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Kopek, 1874-EM. Ekaterinburg Mint. Alexander II. PCGS MS-64 Brown. A lovely near-Gem example with deep blue tone integrated into the brown surfaces." This type was minted in large quantities 1867-1914 at St. Petersburg and 1867-76 at Ekaterinburg. Most dates are common but the proofs are rare.
Recorded mintage: 5,012,500.
Specification: 3.28 g, copper, 21.6 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-Y9.1; Bit-429.
- 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, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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