Russia 1927 1/2 kopek

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from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75341
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This specimen was lot 75341 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 1/2 Kopek, 1927. Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Mint. NGC MS-63. Displaying handsome and rich glossy surfaces, this Soviet product is both fully struck and fully attractive." This type was struck by the communists 1925-28.

Recorded mintage: 45,380,000 + proofs.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-Y75.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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