Russia 1927 1/2 kopek
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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.
- 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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