Russia 1932 10 kopeks

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 39650
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This specimen was lot 39650 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Mint Error -- Coin Alignment -- 10 Kopeks, 1932. St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Mint. NGC AU Details--Environmental Damage." This type was struck 1931-34 to supersede a silver coin (KM Y86) and all dates are common. The obverse motto, "ПРОЛЕТАРИИ ВСЕХ СТРАН, СОЕДИНЯИТЕСЬ!", translates as, "Workers of the world, unite!"

Recorded mintage: 171,641,000.

Specification: 1.8 g, copper-nickel, 17.2 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-Y95.

Source:

  • Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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