Russia 1925-PL 50 kopeks

Heritage sale 3019, lot 25467

This specimen was lot 25467 in Heritage sale 3019 (Chicago, April 2012), where it sold for $2,760. The catalog description^[1] noted, "U.S.S.R. Proof 50 Kopecks 1925 ПЛ, Proof 65 Cameo NGC. Fully mirrored fields with nicely frosted devices and a few light marks." This type is listed for 1925-27, during a brief breathing spell when the regime struck silver coins.

Recorded mintage: 43,558,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 10 g, 0.900 fine silver, .289 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM Y89.2.

Source:

• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, and Cristiano Bierrenbach, World and Ancient Coins sale 3019, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.

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