Russia 1958 10 kopeks

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Heritage sale 3019, lot 25465
Russia 1958 10 kopeks rev Heritage 3019-25465.jpg

This specimen was lot 25465 in Heritage sale 3019 (Chicago, April 2012), where it sold for $1,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "U.S.S.R 10 Kopecks 1958, MS61 NGC. Well struck with light spotting. Never officially released for circulation and most remelted. Very rare." The succeeding type (KM Y130) was issued 1961-91 and is very common but the SCWC lists no mintages.

Recorded mintage: 108,023,000.

Specification: 1.6 g, copper-nickel, 17.27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM YA130.

Source:

  • [1]Tucker, Warren, and Cristiano Bierrenbach, World and Ancient Coins sale 3019, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
  • 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.

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