Russia 1917-BC 15 kopeks
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This specimen was lot 565 in Sincona sale 84 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$404 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSIA Russian Empire and Federation, 15 Kopecks 1917, St. Petersburg Mint, VS. Rare. NGC MS66. Extraordinary condition. Cabinet piece."
This type was struck without mintmark 1915-17. The year 1917 is very scarce despite the substantial mintage. The previous sub-type (KM Y21a.2) bore the St. Petersburg mintmark. Russia surrendered to the Germans in 1917 amid the chaos of the October revolution and the silver coinage quickly ceased.
Recorded mintage: 14,320,000.
Specification: 2.70 g, 0.500 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM Y21a.3, Bitkin 144 (R).
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 84, Russian Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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