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[[Image:S65-00078.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 65, lot 78]] | [[Image:S65-00078.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 65, lot 78]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 78 in Sincona sale 65 ( | + | This specimen was lot 78 in Sincona sale 65 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$184 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"5 Kopecks 1761, Ekaterinburg Mint. Good very fine. (''5 копеек 1761, Екатеринбургский МД. 53,74 г. Биткин 441. Состояние лучше чем очень хорошее." '')</blockquote> This type was struck 1759-62 without mintmark. Mintmarks were added in 1763 and this denomination was minted in immense quantities during the reign of Catherine the Great. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 26,282,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 26,282,000. | ||
Revision as of 15:34, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 78 in Sincona sale 65 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$184 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"5 Kopecks 1761, Ekaterinburg Mint. Good very fine. (5 копеек 1761, Екатеринбургский МД. 53,74 г. Биткин 441. Состояние лучше чем очень хорошее." )
This type was struck 1759-62 without mintmark. Mintmarks were added in 1763 and this denomination was minted in immense quantities during the reign of Catherine the Great.
Recorded mintage: 26,282,000.
Specification: 51.19 g, copper; this specimen 53.74 g.
Catalog reference: KM C9.2, Bitkin 441.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 65, Russian Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2020.
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