Russia 1911-SP 5 kopeks

Steve Album sale 30, lot 1397

This specimen was lot 1397 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $176.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA: Nicholas II, 1894-1917, AE 5 kopecks, 1911, scarce date, two-year subtype, NGC graded MS63 BR." This copper five kopeks was produced at the St. Petersburg mint 1867-71, 1876-81, 1911-12 and was the final type of copper five kopeks until 1916 (KM Y12.3). St. Petersburg also issued silver five kopeks 1810-1915.

Recorded mintage: 3,800,000.

Specification: 16.4 g, copper, 32.6 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y12.2.

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.
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.
^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

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