Russia 1877-SP kopek
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This specimen was lot 75300 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Kopek, 1877-CNB. St. Petersburg Mint. Alexander II. NGC MS-64 Brown. Strikingly handsome, this imperial Russian piece renders an impressive strike and nice satiny brown surfaces occasionally streaked by mint red." This type was struck 1867-71, 1876-1914 in large numbers. The nineteenth century dates are scarce in nice condition but the later dates are common with, of course, the exception of the proofs.
Recorded mintage: 7,065,000, a common date.
Specification: copper, 3.3 g, 21.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-Y9.2; Bit-538.
- 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, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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