Russia 1880-SP 5 kopeks

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Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 58266
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This specimen was lot 58266 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 5 Kopeks, 1880-CNB. Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Mint. Alexander II. PCGS MS-65 Brown." This denomination was struck in both copper (shown here) and silver (KM Y19a.1) in 1880. The type was struck 1867-71, 1876-81 and 1911-12. This example realized seven times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: 6,773,000, a common date.

Specification: 16.4 g, copper, 32.6 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y12.2; Bit-508.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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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