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This specimen was lot 288 in Sincona sale 78 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 50 CHF (about US$60 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Russia|RUSSIA]] | Russian Empire and Federation | Catherine II. 1762-1796, 5 Kopecks 1762, Ekaterinburg Mint. 0.75 rouble according to Petrov. Very fine." This type was struck 1759-62, with the 1762 date being posthumous. The monogram is Elizabeth's, not Catherine's. Most of the five kopeks struck for Elizabeth were silver, not copper. The next silver five kopeks would not be issued until 1797, after the death of Catherine the Great. In the intervening years, large quantities of copper five kopeks were struck at numerous mints.
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This specimen was lot 288 in Sincona sale 78 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 50 CHF (about US$60 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Russia|RUSSIA]] | Russian Empire and Federation | Catherine II. 1762-1796, 5 Kopecks 1762, Ekaterinburg Mint. 0.75 rouble according to Petrov. Very fine." This type was struck 1759-62, with the 1762 date being posthumous. The monogram is Elizabeth's, not Catherine's. Most of the five kopeks struck for Elizabeth were silver, not copper. The next silver five kopeks would not be issued until 1797, after the death of Catherine the Great. In the intervening years, large quantities of copper five kopeks were struck at numerous mints.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 6,813,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 6,813,000.

Revision as of 16:38, 10 June 2025

Sincona sale 78, lot 288

This specimen was lot 288 in Sincona sale 78 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 50 CHF (about US$60 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA | Russian Empire and Federation | Catherine II. 1762-1796, 5 Kopecks 1762, Ekaterinburg Mint. 0.75 rouble according to Petrov. Very fine." This type was struck 1759-62, with the 1762 date being posthumous. The monogram is Elizabeth's, not Catherine's. Most of the five kopeks struck for Elizabeth were silver, not copper. The next silver five kopeks would not be issued until 1797, after the death of Catherine the Great. In the intervening years, large quantities of copper five kopeks were struck at numerous mints.

Recorded mintage: 6,813,000.

Specification: 51.19 g, copper, this specimen is 53.02 g.

Catalog reference: KM-C9.2, Bitkin 442 (R).

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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 78, Russian Coins and Medals, The Grigoriy Stakhorsky Collection, Part 1 and other Properties, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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