Russia 1895 25 kopeks

Heritage sale 3064, lot 33696

This specimen was lot 33696 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Nicholas II 25 Kopecks 1895 MS63 NGC. Lightly toned and perhaps somewhat conservatively graded given the lack of any noticeable distractions." The 1895 is a fairly common date of a type struck 1895-1901 and meant to match the French franc.

Recorded mintage: 2,660,000.

Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .1446 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-Y57.

Source:

• 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.
• Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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