Russia 1908-SP EB 15 kopeks
This specimen was lot 33931 in Heritage sale 3114 (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $6,000. The lot description[1] noted, "Russia: Nicholas II Proof 15 Kopecks 1908 СПБ-ЭБ PR66 PCGS, St. Petersburg mint. A warm incandescent glow illuminates the backdrop on this Proof minor while the devices retain their razor-sharp ornamentation. This is the top Proof example registered at PCGS and is unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon." The fifteen kopeks, a quasi-decimal denomination as ten and twenty kopeks were also minted, was struck in large numbers until the collapse of the regime in 1917. This is a fairly common date. The communists struck a similar coin in .500 silver until 1931.
Recorded mintage: 29,000,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 2.7 g, 0.500 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-Y21a.2, Bit-134.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2024 January 16 - 18 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction #3114, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2023.
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