Russia 1942 10 kopeks

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Stack's Bowers November 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74502
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This specimen was lot 74502 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 10 Kopeks, 1942. Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Mint. PCGS AU-53. The undisputed KEY DATE within the series, and quite elusive in any appreciable condition." This type was struck 1937-46 and this is a rare date.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 1.74 g, copper-nickel, 17.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-Y109; Fedorin-75.

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, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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