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[[Image:Russia 1840 kopek Sincona 12-597.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 12, lot 597]]
 
[[Image:Russia 1840 kopek Sincona 12-597.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 12, lot 597]]
  
This specimen was lot 597 in Sincona sale 12 (Zurich, October 2013), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,199 including buyer's fees). The type was struck 1839-47 at Suzun and Ekaterinburg (shown here).  
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This specimen was lot 597 in Sincona sale 12 (Zurich, October 2013), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,199 including buyer's fees). The type was struck 1839-47 at Suzun and Ekaterinburg (shown here). The SCWC reports a weight of 4 g for this issue, manifestly too low.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 20,778,000.  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 20,778,000.  
  
''Specification:'' 4 g, copper.
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''Specification:'' 10.24 g, copper, 27 mm diameter.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM-C144.1.
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM-C144.1.
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* [[Russia 1840-CM 1/4 kopek|1840-CM ¼ kopek]]
 
* [[Russia 1840-CM 1/4 kopek|1840-CM ¼ kopek]]
 
* [[Russia 1840-SP 1/2 kopek|1840-СПБ ½ kopek]]
 
* [[Russia 1840-SP 1/2 kopek|1840-СПБ ½ kopek]]
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* [[Russia 1840-CPM kopek|1840-СПM kopek]]
 
* [[Russia 1840-EM 2 kopeks|1840-EM 2 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1840-EM 2 kopeks|1840-EM 2 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1840-SP 2 kopeks|1840-СПБ 2 kopeks]]
 
* [[Russia 1840-SP 2 kopeks|1840-СПБ 2 kopeks]]

Revision as of 11:46, 17 September 2024

Sincona sale 12, lot 597

This specimen was lot 597 in Sincona sale 12 (Zurich, October 2013), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,199 including buyer's fees). The type was struck 1839-47 at Suzun and Ekaterinburg (shown here). The SCWC reports a weight of 4 g for this issue, manifestly too low.

Recorded mintage: 20,778,000.

Specification: 10.24 g, copper, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-C144.1.

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]Auktion 12: the SINCONA Collection, part 2, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2013.

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