Russia 1909-SP 1/2 kopek

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Stephen Album sale 47, lot 2641

This specimen was lot 2641 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIAN EMPIRE: Nicholas II, 1894-1917, AE 1/2 kopek, 1909, almost full red, NGC graded MS64 RB." This type was struck at St. Petersburg 1894-1900 and 1908-14 in large numbers.

Recorded mintage: 49,500,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 1.6 g, copper, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM Y48.1.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Brekke, B. F., The Copper Coinage of Imperial Russia, 1700-1917, New York, Galerie des Monnaies, 1977, with 1987 supplement.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.

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