Russia 1896-SP 1/2 kopek
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This specimen was lot 42628 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 1/2 Kopek, 1896-CNB. St. Petersburg Mint. Nicholas II. PCGS SPECIMEN-64 Red Brown. Tied with just one other as the only examples with the specimen designation for the date, this RARE offering presents a wondrously executed strike along with great flair and brilliance." This type was struck 1894-1900, 1908-14 in moderate numbers. The SCWC does not award this date a premium.
Recorded mintage: 1,340,000.
Specification: 1.6 g, copper, 16 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-Y48.1; Bit-292.
- 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, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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