Russia 1877-SP HI 25 kopeks
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This specimen was lot 58264 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 25 Kopeks, 1877-CNB HI. St. Petersburg Mint. Alexander II. PCGS MS-63. From the Vladimir Greyf Collection." This type was struck 1861-85 at St. Petersburg. Most dates have small mintages but 1877 and 1878 are common. The weight was changed to 5 g, 0.900 fine in 1886 with no change in silver content.
Recorded mintage: 1,776,000 (both mintmasters HI and HФ).
Specification: 5.18 g, 0.868 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-Y23; Bit-154.
- 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, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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