Russia 1890-SP 1/2 kopek

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Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 1132

This specimen was lot 1132 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIAN EMPIRE: Alexander III, 1881-1894, AE 1/2 kopeck, 1890, St. Petersburg mint, a wonderful example! PCGS graded MS64 RB, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This type was struck 1881-94 in moderate numbers. The SCWC gives the weight as 4 g but 1.6 g is correct.

Recorded mintage: 2,040,000.

Specification: 1.6 g, bronze, 16 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM Y30, Bit-200.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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