Russia 1863-BM 2 kopeks - Revision history

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[[Image:SB0123-43359o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 43359]]
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This specimen was lot 43359 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Russia|RUSSIA]]. 2 Kopeks, 1863-BM. St. Petersburg Mint. Alexander II. NGC AU-55." This type was struck at Warsaw 1860-63 and Ekaterinburg 1859-67 and is common. None were made at St. Petersburg.

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,739,000.

''Specification:'' 6.6 g, copper.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-Y4A.2; Bit-472.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Bitkin, Vladimir, ''Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917),'' Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
* Brekke, B. F., ''The Copper Coinage of Imperial Russia, 1700-1917,'' New York, Galerie des Monnaies, 1977, with 1987 supplement.
* 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Russia 1855-BM 2 kopeks|1855-BM 2 kopeks, Warsaw mint]]
* [[Russia 1859-EM 2 kopeks KM-C150.1|1859-BM 2 kopeks, Ekaterinburg mint, old style]]
* [[Russia 1863-BM kopek|1863-BM kopek]]
* [[Russia 1863-SP AB 10 kopeks|1863 10 kopeks]]
* [[Russia 1863-SP MI 5 rubles|1863 5 rubles]]
* [[Russia 1870-EM 2 kopeks|1870-EM 2 kopeks, Ekaterinburg mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1863]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale]]

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 * [[Russia 1863-EM 5 kopeks|1863-EM copper 5 kopeks]], Ekaterinburg mint
 * [[Russia 1863-SP AB 10 kopeks|1863 10 kopeks]]
 * [[Russia 1863-SP MI 5 rubles|1863 5 rubles]]
 * [[Russia 1869-SP 2 kopeks|1869-СПБ 2 kopeks, St. Petersburg mint]]

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 * [[Russia 1855-BM 2 kopeks|1855-BM 2 kopeks, Warsaw mint]]
 * [[Russia 1859-EM 2 kopeks KM-C150.1|1859-BM 2 kopeks, Ekaterinburg mint, old style]]
-* [[Russia 1863-BM kopek|1863-BM kopek]]
+* [[Russia 1863-BM kopek|1863-BM kopek (КОПѢЙКА)]]
 * [[Russia 1863-EM 5 kopeks|1863-EM copper 5 kopeks]], Ekaterinburg mint
 * [[Russia 1863-SP AB 10 kopeks|1863 10 kopeks]]

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 [[Image:SB0123-43359r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This specimen was lot 43359 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Russia|RUSSIA]]. 2 Kopeks, 1863-BM. St. Petersburg Mint. Alexander II. NGC AU-55." This type was struck at Warsaw 1860-63 and Ekaterinburg 1859-67 and is common. None were made at St. Petersburg.
+This specimen was lot 43359 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Russia|RUSSIA]]. 2 Kopeks, 1863-BM. St. Petersburg Mint. Alexander II. NGC AU-55." This type was struck at Warsaw 1860-63 and Ekaterinburg 1859-67 and is common. None were made at St. Petersburg. In 1867, the weight was reduced to 6.56 g.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,739,000.
-''Specification:'' 6.6 g, copper.
+''Specification:'' 10.24 g, copper, 18.15 mm diameter.
 ''Catalog reference:'' KM-Y4A.2; Bit-472.
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 * [[Russia 1859-EM 2 kopeks KM-C150.1|1859-BM 2 kopeks, Ekaterinburg mint, old style]]
 * [[Russia 1863-BM kopek|1863-BM kopek]]
 * [[Russia 1863-SP AB 10 kopeks|1863 10 kopeks]]
 * [[Russia 1863-SP MI 5 rubles|1863 5 rubles]]