Russia 1917-BC 20 kopeks

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Heritage sale 3029, lot 25004
Russia 1917 20 kopeks rev H3030-25004.jpg

This specimen was lot 25004 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,937.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Nicholas II 20 Kopecks 1917 BC, St. Petersburg mint, no mint letters, MS65 NGC. Full luster, with satin surfaces beneath mottled, gold, russet, and argent-gray patina. Very rare in this Gem condition." This is a scarce date of a type struck 1915-17. The previous sub-type (KM Y22.a.1) 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: 3,500,000.

Specification: 3.59 g, 0.500 fine silver, 22.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Bitkin-119 (R1), KM-Y22a.2.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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