Russia 1941 kopek
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This specimen was lot 75540 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $170.80. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Kopek, 1941. St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Mint. PCGS MS-66. KM-Y105. Tied with just one other for the top spot in the PCGS census." This type was struck 1937-41 and 1945-46 and all dates are common. The mintages are not known, Stalin apparently thinking them to be state secrets.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1 g, aluminum bronze, 15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-Y105.
- 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, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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