Russia 1859-EM 2 kopeks KM-C150.1

Stack's Bowers February 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75299

This specimen was lot 75299 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 2 Kopeks, 1859-EM. Ekaterinburg Mint. Alexander II. NGC MS-62 Brown. Startlingly dapper, this entrancing piece is rich with uncirculated details and a lovely color." This type was struck 1850-59 at Ekaterinburg and Warsaw and is common in circulated condition. The type was slightly modified in 1859 and the subsequent design (Y4a.1) was also struck in that year.

Recorded mintage: 14,772,000 including KM Y4a.1.

Specification: 6.6 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-C150.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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